One reason that, three and a half years later, Andreessen is reiterating that “it’s time to build” instead of writing posts called “Here’s What I Built During the Building Time I Previously Announced Was Commencing” is that Marc Andreessen has not really built much of anything.

  • Steve
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    201 year ago

    software is eating the substance of words like “build”, “engineer”, and “utility” etc

    • David GerardOPMA
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      171 year ago

      increasingly attracted to making “engineer” a more widely protected term

      • raktheundead
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        141 year ago

        As I’ve mentioned before, software “engineering” all too often produces the digital equivalent of the First Tay Bridge.

        But then, I’ve had a reverse snobbery about the term “engineer” for several years and it still chagrins me that my job title includes the word when I’m really a technician.

        • Steve
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          61 year ago

          This is why I think Henry Petroski’s To Engineer Is Human should be required reading for anyone in software

      • @datarama
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      • Steve
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        41 year ago

        Sorry, I shouldn’t respond with a link to a one hour video. But it’s Alan Kay.

        • @selfA
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          81 year ago

          nah, I’ve got a YouTube video for this exact thread and it’s only 4 hours long is already an awful.systems tradition