Know what divides a mid level engineer from a senior software engineer? The ability to reduce anything into a theoretically solvable problem and justified superstition
My exchanges often go “this should work, maybe rebuild?” And my response is always “let’s give it a try”… Because we’re two people who have seen a lot, have been burnt a lot… And 2/5 of the time, especially when we’re both scratching our heads and insisting this should work, it just does after our rituals
Junior software engineers understand the computer does exactly what you tell it. Software engineers understand computers do what you tell them… Except when they don’t for no comprehensible reason. Senior software engineers understand the computer requires the sacrifice of an unbloodied goat on Tuesdays with an odd date
First user end tech job. Not gonna act like I understand software beyond it’s magic that anything works.
Amount of odd shit I’ve seen in 2 years with 200 users to assist is absurd. There was literally a signal in an emergency call system on the same frequency of the tv channels. Tech took his coax tester out, waved it in the air, and it picked up signal. WTF. only 1 of hundreds lol
Once you have enough guns, the you it’s worth it to automate the guns. But then you need a gun for the gun controller in case it acts up. This gun, too, may be automated.
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In my experience, the more senior IT experts eventually come full circle and embrace the smart home lifestyle.
Know what divides a mid level engineer from a senior software engineer? The ability to reduce anything into a theoretically solvable problem and justified superstition
My exchanges often go “this should work, maybe rebuild?” And my response is always “let’s give it a try”… Because we’re two people who have seen a lot, have been burnt a lot… And 2/5 of the time, especially when we’re both scratching our heads and insisting this should work, it just does after our rituals
Junior software engineers understand the computer does exactly what you tell it. Software engineers understand computers do what you tell them… Except when they don’t for no comprehensible reason. Senior software engineers understand the computer requires the sacrifice of an unbloodied goat on Tuesdays with an odd date
Goddamn right.
The hardware is run on magic smoke. The software runs on that hardware. By extension, software is magic.
First user end tech job. Not gonna act like I understand software beyond it’s magic that anything works.
Amount of odd shit I’ve seen in 2 years with 200 users to assist is absurd. There was literally a signal in an emergency call system on the same frequency of the tv channels. Tech took his coax tester out, waved it in the air, and it picked up signal. WTF. only 1 of hundreds lol
Once you have enough guns, the you it’s worth it to automate the guns. But then you need a gun for the gun controller in case it acts up. This gun, too, may be automated.