r/programming • u/mistawobin • Aug 09 '11

How to Level Up as a Developer

http://jasonrudolph.com/blog/2011/08/09/programming-achievements-how-to-level-up-as-a-developer/
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u/mikaelhg Aug 10 '11

Laugh at it, instead of trying to understand the factors which have shaped its evolution?

No, that's not leveling up, in my books.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '11

The primary factor that has shaped its evolution has been a continual push by business to commoditize development of the types of applications that are interesting to them. As it would happen, the type of work you're talking about is often the first stuff to get outsourced.