> Delivering a product that solves end user needs and is as maintainable and reliable as possible" is the only truly important thing, and only some of that is code.
that it should also bring money, or enough money, to be more precise.
It may sound strange but lots of products that fall on your very on-point definition fail to bring enough money in order to keep the lights on (and then some), this is a point that gets lost on many software developers. For context, I've been a paid programmer for 15+ years now, mostly in small companies, maybe as part of bigger companies/projects the view is a little different and "bringing in money" is not seen as that important for the developers.
> Delivering a product that solves end user needs and is as maintainable and reliable as possible" is the only truly important thing, and only some of that is code.
that it should also bring money, or enough money, to be more precise.
It may sound strange but lots of products that fall on your very on-point definition fail to bring enough money in order to keep the lights on (and then some), this is a point that gets lost on many software developers. For context, I've been a paid programmer for 15+ years now, mostly in small companies, maybe as part of bigger companies/projects the view is a little different and "bringing in money" is not seen as that important for the developers.