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		aprilthird2021 on Dec 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career i... You can't just rewrite all of some of the most profitable software systems out there. Banks, HFTs, FAANG, these cannot just be rewritten

amrocha on Dec 19, 2024 [–]

Sure, that’s why they pay a lot and hire quality engineers to maintain their codebases. And wouldn’t be ok with AI slop.

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