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Jeffrey Fate @jeffreyfate
About: Everything Engineer and Quality Specialist Currently @ Sidecar Health (Remote) Formerly @ Nike in Beaverton
Location:
Seattle, WA
Joined:
Jan 20, 2017
What do you hate most about being a developer?
Publish Date: May 15 '20
3 8Comments 8 total
- Jeffrey FateMay 15, 2020
My favorite thing ALWAYS is persisting through the Valley of Despair to make something work.
Sometimes it takes a week, sometimes an hour. But, that feeling is like you are ON TOP OF THE WORLD!
Dan FocklerMay 15, 2020The worst thing is when most of your work just goes out into the void with no feedback.
"Oh you spent a month building this feature, well once it's launched no one is going to say anything about it ever again. Thanks"
- Jeffrey FateMay 15, 2020
I've found there's a double edged sword to be careful of. I had the same thought when I was about 5 people removed from the people using my software.
Now, I can interact directly with folks using my software, but understanding what they need is overwhelming and I need someone to translate it into a card in YouTrack.
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🦄N B🛡May 21, 2020Mostly how much it seems to reveal my own stupidity and poor time management, and the struggles of control over technology to the detriment of the technology itself.
My current position requires that I "wear a lot of hats", which is a stereotype of all small companies or startups.
Personally, it is one of the worst situations I've been in because I can't focus. It takes a TON of mental energy to be the
product manager
product owner
designer
tech lead
developer
QA
ops team
customer
all at the same time.
I had to institute firefighting shifts (assign someone different to take all the incoming) each week to get any significant heads down time solving problems.