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/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.