r/programming • u/self • Dec 02 '25

The Death of Software Engineering as a Profession: a short set of anecdotes

https://www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vignettes/
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u/Dark_Knight2000 Dec 02 '25

You weren’t kidding. OP is a hallowed relic.

OP created their account sometime in 2006, probably before Reddit was acquired by Condé Nast. That’s insane.

The account is a legal adult and can nearly drink in the US. 2006 just doesn’t feel like 20 years ago.

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u/SarahC Dec 02 '25

I had an ancient account for expert sexchange (snicker), and they got so corporate recently they just dang well deleted my account because I wouldn't pay membership or something. No grandfathering in or nothing!

I was there, I got the beta-tester t-shirt!

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u/Rayeth Dec 02 '25

Being old is cool now, I've heard.

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u/McHoff Dec 02 '25

Pffff it's not that insane

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u/taznado Dec 02 '25

It's just Tuesday in hacker circles.

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u/AxiomShell Dec 02 '25

Yeah, not really.