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[-] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 24 points 9 months ago

Some programmers are software engineers. They solve problems, sometimes problems with great ambiguity or non-straightforward solutions.

And some programmers are... code technicians? They understand and write code, but their job seldom involves problem solving. Often times, they're asked to code an already solved problem, or mostly solved.

This is not a diss. I was in the second camp for a while. But it hurts your career to stay in that. So be careful.

[-] souperk@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Totally agree, I had the fortune to read Domain Driven Deign by Eric Evans early in my career. While, the book may be outdated, it helped me understand that my job is to turn the unknown or ambiguous into code. I find that much more exciting than being a coder.

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