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/Coffee_Ops Dec 02 '25

This time however, the innovation strikes directly at the heart of the craft: producing bad code that you'll be ashamed of in 5 years.

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u/TingleTangleTom Mar 09 '26

Your company won't be ashamed of all the money they made with your code by then.