[Cthulhu_]

> Is self-control in coding just a lost art now?

Yes; a lot of people don't code because they need to make something work, they code for the joy of it. When the software they need to write is boring or solved - like another CRUD app, front- or back-end - instead of picking the boring and easy to build and comprehend languages and frameworks, they will make it interesting for themselves. Learn a new language, framework, or design paradigm; follow whatever is trending at the moment, etc.

A lot of new software is over-engineered from the start. A lot of that is cargo cult as well, e.g. big companies use microservices in their custom k8s cluster, therefore we should use microservices in our custom k8s cluster too.

[dotancohen]

  > they will make it interesting for themselves.

Engineers love to solve problems. If there are no problems readily at hand, they will create some.

[BobaFloutist]

They're kind of like Border Collies that way, aren't they

[dotancohen]

I don't know. Do Border Collies like belly rubs?

[at-fates-hands]

I thought it was "engineers aren't smart, they're just lazy so they always find the easiest way to fix something."