Tilton RaccoonThis comment sums up why I’m so tired of programming in 2026 pretty well
slotos@tilton Funny how this would be relevant 10 years ago too.
Alex Celeste, Princess Consort of Burnout@slotos maybe
i don't remember a time when it was so explicit that actually building software didn't matter
a lot if management types are now actively arguing that the way to "achieve AI success" involves letting go of preconceptions about silly little things like shipping products, and at that point idk how to even argue with it because clearly none of the things i thought mattered were ever even goals
Almost universally:
- job adverts I had to sift through focused on tools and buzzwords, not the real goals
- interviewers couldn’t answer “what will make you consider this hire a success in half a year”, even when they were business owners
- coders focus on the next cool tool, not the thing that needs to be done
- words “verifying the outcome” make “engineers” scoff
I see clear evolution here.