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To my fellow software engineers! This a GREAT article that discusses the difference between being an "engineer" and being a "technician". This is the kind of subtle difference that can easily be missed until you give it a name. In short, it makes the following claims: Engineers, look for ways to automate repetitive manual labor. They continually seek out new problems to solve and take risks. Technicians, step in the place of automation. Redoing the same process over and over. Think, adding another parsing strategy to your ETL process. Being a technician can feel safe as the challenges and solutions are well known, but it's a false sense of security and it stifles growth. Be mindful of where you are in your career. If you are doing more technician tasks, try to protect yourself by taking on more risk and securing challenging work. https://lnkd.in/e3duXgfx

Software engineers are not (and should not be) technicians

Software engineers are not (and should not be) technicians

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