[frankbreetz]

The F-35 in famously has 8 million lines of codes[0]. The DoD employes 1000s of SWEs directly and as contractors.

A ton of software goes into "fighter jets, missles, guided bombs, and such".

Why don't you get one of those jobs?

[0]https://m-cacm.acm.org/news/250302-f-35s-buggy-software-prom...

[CoastalCoder]

Doing software engineering within the DoD bureaucracy and security posture can be deeply frustrating.

For an ambitious software developer to thrive there, I think they need a deep commitment to the purpose, or lack exposure to how quickly things can move in more nimble shops.

Not saying it's a bad career, but some people are better suited to it than others.

[lazyasciiart]

They said they "can't pursue war and destruction as a hobby".