I work in SCM/build. How do I tell non-programmers what I do?

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/167827

  •  03-07-2019
  •  | 
  •  

Question

Friends/family/etc ask me what I do and it always causes me pause while I think of how to explain it. They know what a software developer is but how can I explain what SCM is in 10 words?

Was it helpful?

Solution

Surprising they know what a software developer does!

Anwyay, this sounds like a challenge for Haiku enthusiasts:

in 5-7-5 (I'm lazy when doing english haiku and my seasonal reference is flakey - try a 3-5-3 if you like)

from many good parts:
one programme on your PC;
lose track, get winter

(hmm, 13 words)

OTHER TIPS

I'd tell people "I work in software development". I wouldn't bother explaining what you do IN software development unless they ask for more details. I find that 90% of people are satisfied with that answer, and give more details to the 10% of people who are interested.

The guy who makes sure that what gets deployed is what's meant to get deployed.

Licensed under: CC-BY-SA with attribution
Not affiliated with StackOverflow
scroll top