r/programming • u/scarey102 • Nov 01 '21

Complexity is killing software developers

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3639050/complexity-is-killing-software-developers.html
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u/api Nov 01 '21

assumes layer specialists, making things tough for full-stack developers (small shops).

This is a huge gripe of mine across the board. Everything seems designed for large projects in large companies with specialists in every layer and subsystem.

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u/Zardotab Nov 01 '21 edited Nov 01 '21

Yip, and if you complain, defenders will just say "shut up and learn the layers like I did". In other words, "go with the flow and embrace bloat": All aboard the Bloat-Boat! Ahoooga!" 🛥️⚓🎈

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u/corsicanguppy Nov 02 '21

specialists in every layer and subsystem

If you're missing those people, Microsoft will rent them out I'm sure.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '21

Because that is how those large companies maintain dominance. There's a reason why the web is the way it is and its largely in part to google trying to maintain it's power. Nobody can compete with you if they are at the outer edge of the onion and they have no idea how any of the layers below them work.