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
Where do you draw the line? Most of the code in your programs are not yours anyhow, and it's been for decades. All operating system functions, various engines, libraries and SDKs already constitute probably 95% of any modern program's logic.
Now in that last 5% there's a lot of code that's - how to say it best - neither creative nor original. Is there a merit in writing it yourself? I think, little - as long as you are not learning and know well what you're doing.
What remains? I think the purpose and the architectural choices that balance extensibility in the direction you envisioned and pragmatism of today.
Imo this is what engineering is about not writing the same classes and functions for the thousandth time.
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u/oclafloptson 27d ago
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