Do code monkeys still exist?

[sasguru]

Is there still a role for code monkeys in the contracting industry? I mean traditional techies: people whose only skill is in programming with no understanding of business, group dynamics and politics, personal hygiene or ability to communicate with anyone let alone the opposite sex.
Or has Bob Shawadiwadi and his ilk taken all these jobs?

 

[expat]

Is there still a role for code monkeys in the contracting industry? I mean traditional techies: people whose only skill is in programming with no understanding of business, group dynamics and politics, personal hygiene or ability to communicate with anyone let alone the opposite sex.
Or has Bob Shawadiwadi and his ilk taken all these jobs?

It's just coming up for 10 years since I really did any coding.

I mean, I do sql and unix scripts, but these are just tools, not the job; just as, I do arithmetic and I read and write, but those are skills, not my job. At one time, coding was what I did. It is probably what I have been most proud of at work, and the mental discipline that comes from coding well is a benefit. But I don't see ever doing it for a living again.

 

[moorfield]

Are these the ones you mean?

 

[DimPrawn]

Is there still a role for code monkeys in the contracting industry? I mean traditional techies: people whose only skill is in programming with no understanding of business, group dynamics and politics, personal hygiene or ability to communicate with anyone let alone the opposite sex.
Or has Bob Shawadiwadi and his ilk taken all these jobs?

while (IsSadPermie(sasguru))
{
myWad++;
LaughOutLoad();
}

 

[HairyArsedBloke]

... no understanding of business, group dynamics and politics, personal hygiene or ability to communicate with anyone let alone the opposite sex.

Or has Bob Shawadiwadi and his ilk taken all these jobs?

You make it sound like a good thing!

 

[KathyWoolfe]

I still do "some" coding in my job but it is now mostly systems design and analysis. I would say that the ratio is 90% analysis/design and 10% coding.

 

[TimberWolf]

while (IsSadPermie(sasguru))
{
myWad++;
LaughOutLoad();
}

Error: Function LaughOutLoad() is undefined.

 

[DimPrawn]

Is there still a role for code monkeys in the contracting industry? I mean traditional techies: people whose only skill is in programming with no understanding of business, group dynamics and politics, personal hygiene or ability to communicate with anyone let alone the opposite sex.
Or has Bob Shawadiwadi and his ilk taken all these jobs?

Coding is only a minor part of any systems lifecycle. Pure coding contracts are pretty rare I would have thought.

 

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Error: Function LaughOutLoad() is undefined.

What was it loading anyway? Or should it have been loud maybe?

 

[TimberWolf]

What was it loading anyway? Or should it have been loud maybe?

You debugging DPs source code again?