this article is going to be a rant. be aware

I was scrolling through LinkedIn like i sometimes do, and stumbled upon job descriptions that annoyed me to say the least.

Staff this, head of that, senior of this, previous this that.

Have we lost the reason why we write code? Do we write code because of some arbitrary dumb role that’s just spit out in the corporate world, or do we write code to make the world a better place?

it’s so dumb that people always feel the need to be better than everyone else.

don’t pigeonhole yourself. do anything and everything that needs to be done. “i’m an xyz dev” no you’re not, you’re a bit plumber. get those bits from point a to b and make the world a better place. let’s get this bread

I also genuinely hate the romanticization of being a Developer. There’s nothing romantic about being a developer. there’s nothing cool about being one, nor is it something to brag about. Do the thing you have to do, and do it well, or don’t do it at all.

The level of incompetence is despicable in the field of TECH, and everyone that is complying with being incompetent should be deeply ashamed.

Stop writing code to reach the next cool title, stop trying to put yourself in a different box than the rest. You’re not as important as you think you are. Write code, stop pigeonholing yourself and stop participating in the degeneracy that are modern day corporations.

Start being a good developer and stop trying to look like one with some shiny title that means absolutely nothing.

Obviously everyone makes mistakes, but that’s completely fine. As long as you go to sleep a better developer than when you woke up you’re on a better road than 80% of developers.

There’s no pride in being incompetent.

The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself

Ciao for now,

Giovanni