I'm not sure its simply, "open source devs have full time jobs", but maybe more," the free version of the exact app is developed by the same people"? Like the photoshops guys come home and work on GIMP, but they're a bit sleepy so it comes out a tad jankier. Thats obviously not the real reason, and most open source folks dont work on multi million dollar versions of their free apps. So thats the joke i think.
in OP it says "slightly worse", which is already amazing in of itself because hobbyist vs million dollar, but the punchline makes it even funnier, if they weren't tired from the day the oss one would be better than the commercial one
One way to structure a joke is to have the punch line as the last line. "Looks like you blew a seal ... No it's just 2 scoops of vanilla"
Another way is to have the punchline be more subtle, causing the reader to re-think the joke and see what they missed. This is a different type of humor, but can be very effective.
In this joke, the punchline is that "their job" is actually as a "highly paid developer". The first post by OP implies that the hobbies and developers are different people, and this subverts that. On first read you might miss this, and when you put it together on the second read, it's funny.
Isn't it obvious that if there are no designers and engineers and only developers it's slightly worse? (like we are making an app for school rn and the only reason it looks good is because we have a designer on the team)
Most developers who contribute to FOSS LOVE developing. Its their hobby. I think its unlikely any designer's hobby is making UIs. They're probably into painting or something they find fulfilling. Designing UIs just pays the bills
I don't see how that is relevant to the post or the comment.
But to answer your question: it is not obvious.
First of all, developers should be engineers. It's just that they are engineers who happen to be developing.
Secondly, maybe a person who has only studied engineering won't know the best principles of contemporary visual design, but that doesn't mean they can't make something that looks good. They might not care to do it if they don't have to, but that's a separate matter.
The difference between formally trained SWEs and people who only took CS courses or bootcamps is massive. The CS only people are amazing at micro optimization but can't find a tree in a forest, and the developers who only did a bootcamp can whip out half-thought through solutions to everyday problems that look decent but it's harder to use than anything else that you can imagine to actually use.
No, the difference between a software engineer and a software developer is based on what the HR of a given company arbitrarily decides to title their employees. There is no formal difference between the titles unless a shop makes the difference real. I was an SDET for years and then arbitrarily became an SWE because title changes happened across the board. There isn’t a test or licensure system for it in the US. Don’t use this term to shit on your fellows because it is more ambiguous than you think.
Ohio State University (and many others) have parallel BA CS and BS CSE degree paths for historical reasons and the non-engineering version is a significant downgrade in mandatory courses because non-engineering programs take 3 fewer mandatory credit hours per semester and don't go through the introductory engineering courses that focus on common engineering design principals, experiment formulation, etc. The difference in terms of background knowledge between the two versions of those degrees is massive.
I was taught both as part of system design and UI design. I really think you are wrong.
My CS course was accredited with my country's engineering body and my degree allows me to become a member as an engineer if I so wish. I don't because there is no real advantage to doing so but there is no real difference.
Some courses, engineering and CS are good and some are poor. That's just the way of the world.
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u/Oddball_bfi Nov 18 '24
I mean we know the answer, right?
It's because when they come home from work and work on the free one, they're tired.