u/Puzzlehead_NoCap

I’m an EE, but the 4th has me thinking that pyrotechnic engineers might do the most interesting engineering-based work. However, that’s subjective, so I’m wondering if you could go back and change your degree/ discipline, what would you change it to knowing what you know now? Looking for answers from engineers with several years in the workforce. Pretend pay and job security doesn’t matter. Which field do you think would be the most interesting or fulfilling?

Hi. I’m a dev with 6 YOE. Sorry if this post breaks any rules or isn’t the right place to post. I’m curious and want to create some discussion.

I was watching a show recently about a lawyer who “committed career suicide” by misappropriating funds from a client. It got me thinking, what are some of the ways software devs can commit career suicide?

Compared to lawyers, I feel like individual developers don’t get as much publicity and don’t have as many ethical standards they can violate. The average developer doesn’t have much of a reputation to protect outside of their current company.

I’m sure there are some ways to totally ruin your career though right? I was originally thinking that if your code ends up hurting or killing someone it could damage your reputation. But safety critical code/systems (usually) require so many layers of testing/validation that it can’t really be any one developers fault. Another thing I can think of is doing something that would get you a bad reference, but even then some companies don’t require references or you can use references from an older job. Another way could be using your privilege to access customer data/devices, but I’m looking for more nuanced ways, since that is just straight up illegal.

I’m wondering what people’s thoughts are.

Sorry if I’m using the wrong flair or if this post isn’t allowed.

So I’m not a cybersecurity professional, but I’m a locksmith in training and have taken an interest in cybersecurity topics lately. A few times, we’ve had people come to our shop looking to change their locks due to them losing or someone stealing their spare key hidden on their back porch. Under the doormat, in a fake thermostat, etc..

I was wondering if there is a cybersecurity equivalent. Was thinking people leaving their passwords written on a sticky note or hard-coding API keys in code, but that doesn’t seem entirely satisfactory.

Also, I am a former dev, so don’t feel the need to dumb down the technical terms.