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tylermk04 • today at 1:53 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

> Devs aren't clowns who make it this far.

simias referred to the industry and you took it personally.

Why is it whenever someone mentions the shortcomings of software industry, there is always a comment saying "no no no, developers were just following orders!"


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jasondigitized • today at 3:33 PM

Because by that rationale all industries are circuses filled with clowns. It's incentives not ineptitude. It's a clumsy take.

dymk • today at 2:32 PM

> “always been frustrated by the tendency of software devs, and in particular web devs”

Sounds like they’re talking about devs