The Programmer's Dream (A Ramble)(nickbradbury.com)

45 pointsby nbradburyقبل 12 سنة5 comments

http://nickbradbury.com/2014/12/11/the-programmers-dream-a-ramble/

5 comments

grownseedقبل 12 سنة

While being equally clueless across the board, the main difference between those in charge and those who are not, is that the former attempt to keep and justify appearances, while the latter either can't be bothered putting in the effort or trust that the "system" knows better.

It's the status quo that allows us all to perceive structure and progression where there isn't any. It lets us believe that, as humans, we are not subject to chaos and entropy the same way everything else is, that our supposedly superior intellects let us transcend irrelevance.

It's the human comedy in all its glory, an amazingly funny one if you ask me.

Kevin_Sقبل 12 سنة

As a soon-to-be grad who is in business and not computer science, it rings so true here as well. All I have really learned is not only do I have no idea what I am doing, typically the higher-ups are half winging it most of the time. Makes me feel a lot better at the end of the day.

Revexقبل 12 سنة

This ramble made me think of an interview with Steve Jobs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfNvmF0Bqw

Basically - Everything in life is made up of people who are no smarter than you. And you can help shape reality and improve it.

murbard2قبل 12 سنة

* varies for different values of "thing" and different values of "you".

ThrustVectoringقبل 12 سنة

I think a big part of this is a tendency for people to get the interesting parts of a project done, and then foist the rest of it off onto someone else. This isn't always malicious - turnover and old code does it.