Developers, Not Operators
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The article discusses the distinction between developers and operators, highlighting their different roles and mindsets in software development.
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There will be people who will carelessly create unmaintainable software, and they might do it to bamboozle someone who is paying for the work that experienced people can deliver.
Others might fire the sorts of people who would do that sort of work, and try to survive without paying the going rate.
These things are objectively bad.
It is not bad to use these tools, or any others, to do the best work you can provide.