• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    I might object, but I can’t stop it

    I’d argue that if you seriously consider yourself a software engineer, and you take the “engineer” part seriously, you should be quitting and blowing the whistle if that happens. If you just go along with it, then sure, you’re not an engineer.

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      8 months ago

      Sure, and go where else exactly?

      The entire industry works on shipping duct taped products.

      I do have my standards, but there’s a point at which you have to say “it’s good enough”. If someone’s at risk of dying or being harmed, yeah, that’s a real problem. If the application keeps crashing and loses the business money, that’s not my problem, I can only notify my superiors about my concerns.