Working in the software industry, circa 1989
Thing I hear from a lot of software engineers from the time-frame of 1980-2000 is how much software engineering - to engineers at least - was about the craft. It was all about the craft of making good software. People invested real energy into trying to do it right, and treated it as such. This is of course likely colored by experience and "rose tinted" glasses, however, I think we as an industry have let this go, especially since the rise of bootcamps. It just isn't about the craft anymore, its all about "hustle". There is some truth to the fact that engineering in this time there was more caring about it as a craft, caring about performance, caring about shipping quality etc.<p>I like thinking about things as a craft, I don't always like the "hustle" aspect that is pervasive now, it guarantees shipping too early and never taking quality & craftsmanship seriously, I feel like.<p>I want to work somewhere again that sees engineering software as a craft again.