I have used computers starting around the mid to early 1980s. The first computer I used was an Apple 2e. (actually it was wrote as Apple IIe)
I have built my own computers. I am the guy that people used to come and ask questions about computers and software. For the last several years developers have been insistant on making things harder and more complicated.
It just took 40 fucking minutes for me to turn on and transfer the data from 1 ipad to a new ipad.
How the hell do you the software developer make things that fucked up?
I do exactly what was asked and the damned (new) Ipad just keeps looping.
For the love of all that is good in this world, if you are the developer that thinks this shit is ok, find the tallest building on the planet and jump. There is no reason to make things this screwed up. I hate you just as much as I hate trump, and that is saying something.
There is nothing that this planet would lose if you were gone from it. I am so sick and tired of dealing with shit products.
this is the sad thing. I installed and am using linux mint and that is a dream compared to some of this garbage.
Why do you feel the need to make things that just plain suck? It isn't just apple. It's microsoft. It's interfaces on other electronic items. Please just stop doing stupid shit. and if you aren't capable of stopping the crappy way that you think. Just go flip burgers at McDonalds.
Edit: These others have said you’re right it’s managers and boards, but there are pheromonal developers also the same way they just don’t get it. But you are right the majority of the problem is the managers and the system that has been created.
I completely agree, my point was more about decisions impacting the end user (the the one OP referenced) are typically out of their control.
I've definitely experienced overcomplicated implementations like that (wfh is a life saver when I can turn off the camera so my face doesnt get me fired when some dev suggests something like that). I've also experienced a bunch where the engineer just isn't managed and roped in, and comes up with something just because that thought it was interesting or to see if they could.
AI has been such a bizarre experience, I figured managers and people who dont actually write code anymore would love it, they boss the agents around just like their workers, but seeing some of these truly amazing engineers who use to block my PRs previously for the littlest hypothetical gold plated criticism now just spamming these 100+ change PRa that they literally cant defend because they didn't even look at the code...its just disorientating.
Same here - nitpicky "I would have introduced a factory" reviewers embracing mass-scale slop has been a really jarring thing for me too. Like, I got into this industry because I started programming on the C64 and absolutely loved it... so I have no interest in giving up the thing I most enjoy. But did those nitpicky devs not also love writing code? Otherwise why would they hold up PRs for days/weeks over (usually) purely subjective preferences?
Tbh I'm having a hard time coming to terms with it all. People keep saying "use it or be left behind" - I think that's what I want.
Exactly.
It makes sense when the people who got into programming because it was a well paying job with lots of benefits start going into the deep end with AI. Because they never actually wanted to write code or engineer anything in the first place, it was a means to an end.
But when the people who cared about their craft, and got into because they loved programing, when they completely drop all their high standards and give up writing or architecture anything, thats where I start feeling lost.
I really dont know what else I would do for a living. But im not sure how much longer I can stay professional dealing with all the slop PRs and short story length READMEs that dont actually tell you anything.