reabsorbthelightFeb 25

Pointless coding for the void

https://lemmy.world/post/43568047

Pointless coding for the void - Lemmy.World

I feel like most of my work has been wasted throughout my career. In my 10 years, I can look back and I think maybe 3 years of my work still exists today. A couple companies are not defunct. A couple projects were literally cut from under me. Is this normal? Do most software engineers end up having a ton of their work wasted?

Show threadPommes_für_dein_BalgFeb 25
If your code was used at some point, did what it was supposed to do when it was needed, and paid your rent, how can you think it was wasted?
Show threadreabsorbthelightFeb 25
Yeah it got me money, but I kind of feel like I’m scamming VCs, which isn’t a bad. It’s just I’m not really contributing to anything
Show threadNewDark
I struggle with this feeling a lot as well. I think it’s partly due to labor alienation, at least partially.
Marx's theory of alienation - Wikipedia

Feb 25 at 7:12pmWeb