> I came to believe software engineering at a workplace is not your personal art project.

The minute I also realized this, I moved out of software development into a different function. Pooping out lines of ugly code full of compromises was just not my thing. If I was still coding for work when AI came around, that would have definitely pushed me out of the career.

▲

timcobb 18 minutes ago | parent [-]

So what's your function now?

	▲	ryandrake 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I dabbled in product management and then went over to project management. I figure at least here, making compromises and negotiating with people is a specific requirement of the job, and not a shortcut to being able to produce Moar Output Faster.