[jodrellblank]

> Without them, software engineers would starve and die

Software engineers are perfectly well capable of making a sandwich themselves, bringing a packed lunch, or surviving on an empty stomach for a few hours until they get home. Not to mention buying lunch from somewhere else or ordering delivery food if one cafe is gone.

Unless you're positing a world where all food production, farming, fishing, etc. has vanished, then software engineers are in no worse a position than chefs, cooks, baristas, grocery store employees, or anyone else.

[Viliam1234]

> Software engineers are perfectly well capable of making a sandwich themselves

I have an idea! Let's call it DevFood, and make it a requirement for everyone.

I mean, we already expect the software engineers to analyze the requirements, so we don't have to hire analysts; we expect them to test their products, so we don't have to hire testers; and we expect them to do the operations, so we do not have to hire an administrator. So tell me, why do we have to waste money on an extra guy who makes the lunch? DevFood is the future of software development!

[Tomis02]

> Software engineers are perfectly well capable of making a sandwich themselves

Their productivity would drop a bit, though. The idea is that people making food enable developers to deliver their best work.