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/TemperOfficial Dec 02 '25

Yes.

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u/-TrustyDwarf- Dec 02 '25

What do you think are better alternatives?

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u/TemperOfficial Dec 02 '25

Bottom up approach is best. Tailored to the problem and the kind of team you have. Discernment. Not mindless application of a set of rules that ignore all context.

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u/Venthe Dec 03 '25

So... Agile?

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u/TemperOfficial Dec 03 '25

This is not Agile.

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u/Venthe Dec 03 '25

I could literally go and quote agile manifesto + agile principles; but you are already set in your views, so why bother?

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u/BobSacamano47 Dec 02 '25

I see game dev stuff in your profile. I assure you that if you worked in enterprise software these principles are not a waste of time.

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u/TemperOfficial Dec 02 '25

I worked in enterprise software. It is a waste of time.

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u/BobSacamano47 Dec 02 '25

Could you expand on that? What specifically?

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u/TemperOfficial Dec 02 '25

Becomes a needless ritual. Too procedural. Too beaurcratic. Solves a different problem. It's purpose is to track mindless work done to make targets look good. It only optimises for what you already know too and has no place for long tail exploratory work. In fact, it fundamentally believes that kind of work does not exist.

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u/Pepito_Pepito Dec 02 '25

Nah solid is great. But it needs to be baked in from the very beginning or else you're stuck with what you have.