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March 26, 2026

GitHub: We going to train on your data after all • The Register
Engineers do get promoted for writing simple code

Take: Simple software engineering does get rewarded, and on balance will take you further in your career. In a year’s time, the simple engineer will have a much longer list of successful projects, and a reputation for delivering with minimal fuss

But the main reason for the counter-argument is exactly the cynical point above: most managers are non-technical and cannot judge the difficulty of technical work.

Most managers do not care about the engineering, they care about the feature.