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1. Henrik Jernevad (henrikjernevad@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 09:25:51 UTC Henrik Jernevad

   Maybe it is a sign of me getting old... gaining seniority as a software developer, but I’ve come to reflect a lot more on my professional contribution. Since this is a new year, I’ll allow myself some introspection on making an meaningful difference.

   https://henko.net/blog/time-to-prove-it/

   #softwaredevelopment #programming #newyear

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   • glyn (underlap@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jan-2024 09:25:48 UTC glyn

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     @henrikjernevad I've been reflecting on the fact that most of the products and open source projects I worked on over my career failed, sooner or later.

     OTOH I suspect much of my code in a 54 year old product (!) is still alive and well (although I know a lot of new stuff I wrote was ripped out).

     This is an effect of working on new/interesting stuff. I am comfortable with my contribution, even as a senior staff developer, as my skill was good engineering rather than technical direction.

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   • Henrik Jernevad (henrikjernevad@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2024 03:38:56 UTC Henrik Jernevad

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     • glyn

     @underlap Thanks for your thoughts!

     Yes, I guess it is unreasonable to expect that things "live forever" in the fast-changing world of tech.

     And it is helpful to consider that "just" contributing good engineering is plenty ok too!

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