My experience as a career software engineer is so different from the author's that is genuinely amazes me that the spectrum of experiences is so broad as to encompass both of us. I have built software for over 25 years, in at least 30 languages/frameworks/toolchains. While I certainly believe some are stronger than others, and certainly more fit for specific purposes, I have never really given a shit about the languages or the tools and have always been able to make them work and build the product. Looking back, none of my joy, happiness, or satisfaction has come from the languages or tools themselves, but from the products I built using them and who was helped by those products.
Perhaps in 2022, Isabella should work on caring less about the means and more about the ends of engineering. There are so many important, valuable things engineers can do when we stop fetishizing the tools and start focusing on the outcomes.
Perhaps in 2022, Isabella should work on caring less about the means and more about the ends of engineering. There are so many important, valuable things engineers can do when we stop fetishizing the tools and start focusing on the outcomes.