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		p1esk on July 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Never waste a midlife crisis I bet a lot of people will find that more interesting, meaningful, and fulfilling than what software engineers do.

ctrlp on July 18, 2023 [–]

Undoubtedly. Software engineering is a niche activity that takes a certain aptitude for abstract reasoning. Right away you eliminate a lot of people from the candidate pool. What's your argument?

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