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by uoaei 5 hours ago
All of the optimism surrounding this industry hinges on "ifs" that never materialize.
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It's shocking. I can't understand why people repeatedly fall for it.
My nightmare has become reality. Software engineers now rule the world.

Life and death policies being made by people who last week you were arguing about whether using Kubernetes is worth it for a throwaway project, or whether tabs or spaces are more appropriate.

I just wonder how bad it will have to get before they decide we need to be reigned in. Going by how the 20th Century went, if it's anything like that we're in for a rough time before we get there--like, to a place where software engineers have to act like, well, engineers.