Software developers

[kalster]

do you feel bored of doing implementation only?


I feel like i am not using my engineering skills , and just implementing stuff

i just started workign and i understand it takes time to move up the development cycle

but i guess this is just my rant about implementing stuff someone else designs

 

[gopunk]

i'm not really a developer, but i've been writing a lot of python code for a research project... like almost 2 quarters now. and YES it is so f*cking frustrating to have to write so much code before i can get to the good stuff (actual research). but at least it's all my design 😀 😉

 

[Rage187]

you just have to work your way up bro.


Eventually you can be the head of engineering and attend meetings all day and work late fixing all the problems your coders caused.


fun fun fun

 

[FrustratedUser]

I design, develop, code and test all my projects myself. Lots of interaction with hardware designers. Fun stuff.
Aside from software I do hardware too.

And then there is documentation... 🙁

 

[kalster]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I design, develop, code and test all my projects myself. Lots of interaction with hardware designers. Fun stuff.
Aside from software I do hardware too.

And then there is documentation... 🙁

u bet, i hate documentation

 

[Rage187]

"I design, develop, code and test all my projects myself. Lots of interaction with hardware designers. Fun stuff.
Aside from software I do hardware too.

And then there is documentation... "


/rude @ TTP process

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: kalster

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I design, develop, code and test all my projects myself. Lots of interaction with hardware designers. Fun stuff.
Aside from software I do hardware too.

And then there is documentation... 🙁

u bet, i hate documentation

The entire building where I work relies on 2 programs that I built. If they went down, the people may as well not come in. Guess how long the documentation is? less than 1 page. 😛

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: kalster

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I design, develop, code and test all my projects myself. Lots of interaction with hardware designers. Fun stuff.
Aside from software I do hardware too.

And then there is documentation... 🙁

u bet, i hate documentation

The entire building where I work relies on 2 programs that I built. If they went down, the people may as well not come in. Guess how long the documentation is? less than 1 page. 😛

"If it breaks, call me. You will not understand how to fix it."

 

[FrustratedUser]

/rude @ TTP process

? Huh

 

[XZeroII]

It depends on what you're developing.

 

[damiano]

it's like this for all of us

i used to write a lot of code
java, asp, c++, VB
but now i am director of technology,
i don't really do much implementation anymore
unless the boys need some help 😉

you will work your way up
don't worry

 

[DaveSimmons]

My first job after college (MicroCase) was just maintenance and implementation for the first year or so, but it was a valuable experience, especially the maintenance. One thing most classes don't teach well is to design and code for the long term -- the second program I was lead on at MicroCase started development in late '96, was completed in '97 and is still being maintained and sold today.

So see what you can gain from what you're doing now, both as an implementor and as experience of what real-world design should look like, and you'll be a better designer when you work your way into that position.

You might also try to pick the brains of the designer you're working under now, for example asking questions about the overall design and some of the choices made to arrive at it. Just don't be a smart@ss and start criticizing and second-guessing, if something seems odd or wrong say you don't understand it not that it's wrong.

 

[Ameesh]

i do a lot of other things i would say only about a 1/3rd of my time is doing implentation maybe less, i usually do a lot of design, help make business priorities, etc.