It's hilarious that you can assume such a thing just by a couple of words on the internet. Or maybe I'm not a 'software engineer' by your standards because unlike your closed group of SWEs I'm a lot less focused on resume padding and keeping my codebase sane and not exploding in complexity.

I should specify - it's hard in that it's troublesome to have to code switch and do a bunch of recall before working on the thing.

Say you've not worked on this secondary language for a long time, which absolutely happens, and have spend hours of effort to recall it. This takes time that you need not spend on, it's how your memory works.

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testdelacc1 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I didn’t make the assumption but it sounded like a reasonable assumption based on the pronouns you used. You said “could you software engineers stop making things harder for yourselves.” A reasonable interpretation of this is that you aren’t a software engineer.

Reinforced softly by the rest of your comment not being technically sound. Adding a second language that is meaningfully different in its strengths and weaknesses isn’t “bureaucracy”. Bureaucracy is more like “sign a CLA before you can contribute”.

	▲	oreally 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Okay then how about another interpretation: I'm a software engineer questioning the boarder group of SWEs on what they're trying. (Somehow I have to show you another interpretation I can't believe how tunneled people can be). Also bureaucracy is added friction, usually done by humans. It can be found everywhere where you're working with humans, from leetcode interviews and code styles and practices. It's not just a bunch of signed papers. Sure you can add the second language if adds value, but let's not pretend that the added friction isn't there. If you could solve your problems without the friction of second language it would be better.

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motorest 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I should specify - it's hard in that it's troublesome to have to code switch and do a bunch of recall before working on the thing.

You don't sound like you have any experience working on software projects. I can tell you it's not hard to switch between programming languages. If anything, the difficulty level is placed on onboarding onto projects you are not familiar with, but the programming language in use is far from being a relevant factor if you already are familiar with it.

	▲	oreally 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		you're completely missing the point. Even if it's 'not hard' your brain has to compensate for switching to another realm/space and that takes energy and time especially if you haven't used that particular space for a long time. This is backed by science. Go read up on short-term working memory and crystallized memory. All this will add up the maintenance costs, so it had better be a good trade off.

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IshKebab 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Dude you said "Could you software engineers stop..."

In normal English that means you aren't a software engineer.

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