Det gør sig så slet ikke gældende for IT. Vi læser i engelske bøger, får kun engelske udtryk på tværs af alle fag og 50% af tiden er forelæseren ikke dansk.
Det er måske lidt upopulært, men jeg foretrækker det faktisk sådan for sådan et specialiseret område, det giver out of the box (heh) en god evne for at samarbejde med andre nationaliteter uden at skulle "oversætte" fagtermer.
Derudover, så i specialiserede områder er der meget få ressourcer til at sikre korrekt oversættelse. På mit projektlederkursus så sent som denne uge (som jeg tog på dansk men fremover holder mig til engelsk) så var materialet så dårligt oversat at jeg købte den engelske bog ved siden af for at forstå hvad fanden de egentlig mente. Der var for eksempel oversættelser som "et nyt medlem er på besøg på stedet" (on a site visit).
Så jeg er reelt set bekymret for at i specialiserede felter, hvis vi går hårdt på med at det skal være dansk, så ender vi med ringe og fordyrede oversættelser, hvor man ingen gang kunne forestille sig at en LLM kunne falde så lavt.
I've burned out on software development and swore to never touch a piece of code again. It's only 5 years since my MSc in ComSci which almost feels pointless by now. I felt like I was screaming into the void when I tried to fix the issues we were creating while we rushed for immovable deadlines dictated by higher ups and gut feelings ignoring the capabilities and competencies of the team. Even my hobby programming took a nose dive and has been sitting untouched for years. Dreams of creating innovative solutions for real problems crushed by the ever increasing weight of ignorance permeating my profession.
I quit my dev job end of December. I had enough. After my resignation I started looking into upskilling myself to project management (yes, my resignation was maybe a bit irrational with no plan) where I feel like I could actually make a difference and be listened to. But even that doesn't seem like a done deal, so my plan A right now is consultancy work where I can recommend, be on to the next client and project in half a year, and never think about the fallout they're causing because they didn't listen to my expertise.
But then I read this article. I have no words for it. Without having decades of history to see what has been and what should be, only the last 5 years of fast track to developer hell, I couldn't put my finger on what exactly was the problem. But every single word of this article speaks to me. It actually gave me the courage to go to my computer and work on a piece of software I have been putting off for 2 years. Like, right now. Maybe we can turn this shitshow around. Or for me it at least gave me enough motivation to put actual work into my startup idea.
I really hope we fix this shit because development and IT was my passion. Ever since I got my first PC it spoke to me. I understood it, it understood me. I really want to reignite that passion and feel the drive to be solve problems. I wish everyone who wants to move the needle good luck, we all need it.
Thanks for listening to my uncensored ramblings, this just hits very close to me.