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Cowboy Engineers in the Software Industry

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 02 2014, @11:59PM   Printer-friendly
from the was-it-much-harder-in-my-day? dept.

shabadoo writes:

"Will software engineering always be a cowboy's game? Or is it just a case of when you're a passionate expert the pimples stand out more clearly. This guy has clearly had enough. His vents are amusing, but also raise some good points about the state of the industry."

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by L5GwL on Monday March 03 2014, @02:06AM

    by L5GwL (1751) on Monday March 03 2014, @02:06AM (#9873)

    I think what the OP was saying was that the summary needed a heavy-handed rewrite but didn't receive it.
    I would have preferred (like you, I think) the submission to have been simply ignored.

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  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday March 03 2014, @09:39AM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 03 2014, @09:39AM (#9962) Journal

    Point noted - thanks.

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  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Monday March 03 2014, @12:32PM

    by TheRaven (270) on Monday March 03 2014, @12:32PM (#10002) Journal
    Or perhaps sent back with a 'good link, needs a better summary - want to write one?' message.
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