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Comment by foxfired

Maybe this is what will turn software engineering into an Engineering field.

Right know, prompters are setting up whole company infrastructure. I personally know one. He migrated the companies database to a newer Postgres version. He was successful in the end, but I was gnawing my teeth when he described every step of the process.

It sounded like "And then, I poured gasoline on the servers while smoking a cigarette. But don't worry, I found a fire extinguisher in the basement. The gauge says it's empty, but I can still hear some liquid when I shake it..."

If he leaves the company, they will need an even more confident prompter to maintain their DB infrastructure.

parent foxfired 5 months ago

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