Engineers do get promoted for writing simple code

submitted by codeinabox to programming 39 points | 4 comments https://www.seangoedecke.com/simple-work-gets-rewarded/ > It’s a popular joke among software engineers that writing overcomplicated, unmaintainable code is a pathway to job security. After all, if you’re the only person who can work on a system, they can’t fire you. There’s a related take that “nobody gets promoted for simplicity”: in other words, engineers who deliver overcomplicated crap will be promoted, because their work looks more impressive to non-technical managers.