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Discussion on: Wayland the Smith: a myth for the Software Developer

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David Wickes • Edited

This is an interesting take (and I'd not heard the arsenic poisoning explanation for the crippled metalworker god before, fascinating).

I'd reflect that, in many respects, software developers cripple themselves - and are happy to be working in Niðhad's forge. They don't care about their own agency, or what their works might be used for outside their workshop. They don't ask questions, don't talk to the rest of their business let alone the clients, don't do anything but sir hammering away at the keyboard, doing what they're told.

Chewy thoughts - thanks.