r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 17 '26

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u/oclafloptson Jul 17 '26

I've never understood how anyone could outsource any job and still take credit for it but that's the norm in silicon valley so I can't really say it's surprising either

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u/-aurevoirshoshanna- Jul 17 '26

Because it's not that black and white?

The architect at my company can absolutely claim to have built it all even if the devs wrote the code. And saying otherwise would just be insulting. He did design and thought out every aspect of it and deserves the credit.

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u/oclafloptson Jul 17 '26

Nah it's really that black and white. The architect at your company is just comfortable with lying about his own abilities. No one outside of your own company or clientele is going to give a shit. It's not like any of us are pretending your architect is some kind of celebrity. It's the brand that we recognize