alt Hacker NewsYes, for building something
But for building the right thing? Doubtful.
Most of a great engineer’s work isn’t writing code, but interrogating what people think their problems are, to find what the actual problems are.
In short: problem solving, not writing code.
Where's this delusion come from recently that great engineers didnt write code?
What a load of crap.
All you're doing is describing a different job role.
What you're talking about is BA work, and a subset of engineers are great at it, but most are just ok.
You're claiming a part of the job that was secondary, and not required, is now the whole job.