JavaScript Fatigue: Realities of our industry (2017)
&gt; You are not paid to write code [...] The only thing that somebody cares about is how much does your software cost and how much revenue it generates.<p>I have a real trouble with this sentiment, and it is repeated often here on HackerNews due to this site&#x27;s entrepreneurial focus.<p>As a developer and a professional, where does my responsibility end? I&#x27;m a developer, not a manger, and not a shareholder of the company.<p>Would you say it&#x27;s a pilot&#x27;s responsibility to point out and act in ways that reduces the cost of running the airline business or that increases its revenue? How about a surgeon or a medical doctor? At the end of the day most professionals work for a private company, a private company exists to generate profit.<p>Why must software developers have an entrepreneurial mindset while other professionals do not? Can someone help me understand?