

I’ve burned out on software development and swore to never touch a piece of code again. It’s only 5 years since my MSc in ComSci which almost feels pointless by now. I felt like I was screaming into the void when I tried to fix the issues we were creating while we rushed for immovable deadlines dictated by higher ups and gut feelings ignoring the capabilities and competencies of the team. Even my hobby programming took a nose dive and has been sitting untouched for years. Dreams of creating innovative solutions for real problems crushed by the ever increasing weight of ignorance permeating my profession.
I quit my dev job end of December. I had enough. After my resignation I started looking into upskilling myself to project management (yes, my resignation was maybe a bit irrational with no plan) where I feel like I could actually make a difference and be listened to. But even that doesn’t seem like a done deal, so my plan A right now is consultancy work where I can recommend, be on to the next client and project in half a year, and never think about the fallout they’re causing because they didn’t listen to my expertise.
But then I read this article. I have no words for it. Without having decades of history to see what has been and what should be, only the last 5 years of fast track to developer hell, I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly was the problem. But every single word of this article speaks to me. It actually gave me the courage to go to my computer and work on a piece of software I have been putting off for 2 years. Like, right now. Maybe we can turn this shitshow around. Or for me it at least gave me enough motivation to put actual work into my startup idea.
I really hope we fix this shit because development and IT was my passion. Ever since I got my first PC it spoke to me. I understood it, it understood me. I really want to reignite that passion and feel the drive to be solve problems. I wish everyone who wants to move the needle good luck, we all need it.
Thanks for listening to my uncensored ramblings, this just hits very close to me.





















Jeg tror bare det kunne ende med at virksomheder erkender at det ikke er der værd hvis at de skal opretholde en vis integritet på et niche område i et niche sprog (hvilket jeg synes er at foretrække over en ringe oversættelse).
Ret beset virker det til at vores land og sprog er for lille til at incentivere til at lave bedre oversættelser og det eneste der ville virke er krav som i Norge. Men igen, hvad stopper de forskellige internationalt anerkendte certificeringer i at bare smide bogen igennem en LLM og kalde det en dag?