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1. madeof+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-02 23:43:37
I would imagine the majority of Github engineers there currently joined post MS acquisition.
replies(1): >>macint+Go
2. macint+Go[view] [source] 2026-02-03 02:14:46
>>madeof+(OP)
That doesn't necessarily mean they're happy about Azure as a backend.
replies(1): >>debo_+4x
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3. debo_+4x[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 03:19:35
>>macint+Go
I've been a software "engineer" for over 20 years, and my personal experience is that software engineers are basically never happy.
replies(5): >>macint+4A >>VirusN+CB >>teej+pC >>tbrown+XD >>pydry+4w1
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4. macint+4A[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 03:46:59
>>debo_+4x
True enough. The world is never as predictable as the computers we program, and the computers we program are never as predictable as we feel they should be.
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5. VirusN+CB[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 03:59:05
>>debo_+4x
Plenty of happy engineers at the other cloud. :)
replies(2): >>kasey_+xq1 >>homebr+js1
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6. teej+pC[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 04:06:46
>>debo_+4x
I’ve used AWS for almost 20 years and I can tell you it’s more stable than Azure
replies(1): >>VirusN+b92
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7. tbrown+XD[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 04:21:54
>>debo_+4x
> personal experience is that software engineers are basically never happy.

Being happy means:

- you don't feel the need to automate more manual tasks (you lack laziness)

- you don't feel the need to make your system faster (you lack impatience)

- you don't feel the need to make your system better (you lack hubris)

So basically, happiness is a Sin.

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8. kasey_+xq1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 11:12:55
>>VirusN+CB
A bunch less today than a year ago.
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9. homebr+js1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 11:26:58
>>VirusN+CB
I presume you mean the Oracle cloud?
replies(2): >>direwo+oB1 >>VirusN+l92
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10. pydry+4w1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 11:50:52
>>debo_+4x
Autonomy, decent pay, non toxic environment and non bullshit job.

It isnt actually all that much but most devs who have all of these I've come across are happy.

replies(1): >>jamesf+644
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11. direwo+oB1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 12:24:57
>>homebr+js1
Nobody is happy with Oracle anything! It has some users because it is free. It has paid users because Larry Ellison bribed the government. Nobody would choose it voluntarily.
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12. VirusN+b92[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 15:31:26
>>teej+pC
I have zero doubts.
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13. VirusN+l92[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-03 15:31:56
>>homebr+js1
No, gcp. Was a happy customer for many years, now I work there.
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14. jamesf+644[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-04 00:30:26
>>pydry+4w1
Agreed. I've had this more often than not, and while every job has its little gripes, if I have those things the rest is well, just part of the job.
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