#software engineers

[querade]

things i experienced with my delightfully nerdy older brother during the holidays

Older brother: So, what happens when they run out of dinosaur to make Dino nuggets? Dad: They’ll go extinct. Him: Hang on - do we have enough DNA for gene sequencing dinosaurs? Could we actually make Dino meat in a lab? Dad: Course we can! Haven’t you ever seen Jurassic Park? ___________________________ Him, a software engineer, getting off a three hour meeting about developing an AI program, and then spending five minutes trying to toast a bagel in a toaster oven bc the picture at the bottom explaining how to do it was too complicated ___________________________ Me: what do you know about the Higgs-Boson particle? Older Brother: Well, I know what a boson is but every time I’ve actually studied it I’ve felt like a boson myself. ____________________________ Dad: Get in, the car has butt warmers! Him: OOOH, will they make my butt look hot?

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reblog to make him happy

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Alberta engineers file appeal on ‘software engineer’ decision | Globalnews.ca

The association representing professional engineers in Alberta is appealing a court decision that would allow a company to use the term “sof

The association representing professional engineers in Alberta is appealing a court decision that would allow a company to use the term “software engineer” in job advertisements. Engineers are concerned about how the decision could lead to more unregulated use of the term “engineer.”

APEGA, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, filed the appeal on Friday after a Nov. 9 decision from Justice J.S. Little found using the term did not breach the act governing engineers in Alberta.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[laurabreiling]

new illo for The New York Times!

read the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/opinion/silicon-valley-women-hiring-diversity.html

[techcocktail]

Effective Project Management Starts With Asking Why

[imhereforbvcky]

"Problems that go away by themselves tend to come back by themselves."

[kazifatagar]

AI coding tools are rewriting the software industry. Engineers now face the challenge of redefining their roles in an era of automation....

AI Sparks Existential Crisis for Software Engineers

[chumbology]

nothing screams "don't change the code" more than a bunch of people with no coding background insisting that code be changed despite not knowing why it does the thing in the first place.

"SMASH DOWN THIS WALL IT BLOCKS THE VIEW" buddy that wall could be holding up the fucking roof. Don't you wanna know before we sm-- "SMASH IT SMASH IT SMASH IT"

oh you wanna be like that? try this then -- NO. I'M the one who gets called out at 3am when everything starts exploding. If I'm not comfortable, the code DOES NOT CHANGE and you have to fucking deal with it. If you're that damn hot and bothered by me saying no, you're more than welcome to do your goddamned due diligence and figure out why something was a certain way YOURSELVES.

I gotta get outta this fucking job before I stab someone. christ almighty