• zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    11 months ago

    Are you expecting the engineers to refuse to implement a “feature” like this on principle or something?

    Yes. Or at least question it.

    Just like I’d expect a civil engineer to question the plans for that bridge they’re building if it seems like it’s not up to spec.

    Or like I’d expect an electrical engineer to revise the plans for a circuit that poses an electrocution risk.

    Why would software engineers be held to a different standard?

    • MellowSnow@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      11 months ago

      I’m a software dev. Given, the shit I work on right now is all internal. But I question the hell out of stupid decisions like this. I’m sure things get questioned on these public-facing apps all the time. But at the end of the day, the business gets what the business wants. Inevitably, we don’t have the final say on it, even if/when we push back. And we definitely do.

      We should be holding the execs and business leaders that are making these stupid decisions accountable.