[Scubabear68]

I am amazed at how much “process” developers these days have to adhere to, including complicated branching strategies plus a whole lot more. So much time wasted doing busy work.

I have always been happiest in a trunk-based dev model, but in many orgs it is heresy to even mention it.

[dboreham]

Imho this is an emergent property from the fact that most folks don't understand what they're doing. If they did, then every time Mr Dilbert pointy head dude comes up with some nonsense process, they'd explain why it isn't beneficial. Instead most of the time everyone nods. Lawyers don't have crazy people telling them how to write contracts. Doctors don't have people telling them how to saw off legs. Teachers kind of do have dumb people telling them how to teach though.

[tnecniv]

Lawyers do. My dad is winding down his legal career but the bulk of it was spent writing corporate loan contracts. He’d constantly have clients asking him to make “small changes” to the document that either made no sense or were, in fact, large changes that would rob him of his weekend. While his specialty was niche, it was not so niche that appeasing the client for their future business was not important. His clients drove him crazy with this stuff but at least he could bill those hours.

I know less about doctors, but they certainly have people that think they know better and question their course of treatment. Just look at the pandemic and vaccine nonsense. Doctors benefit from supply and demand (artificial or otherwise) meaning that they’re basically always booked up.

Developers have neither of those privileges unless you’re an in demand consultant.

[withinboredom]

That’s because the kids have parents who are developers… /s