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Don't get me wrong, I understand and appreciate his motivation, but I doubt he fully comprehends the psychology he's up against. Apologies if I come across as t
by vox_mollis 10y ago
Don't get me wrong, I understand and appreciate his motivation, but I doubt he fully comprehends the psychology he's up against. Apologies if I come across as too un-appreciatively negative toward his efforts.
- gk1 10y agoAre you aware that he was (is) a developer himself, long before he became an evangelist of charging more?
- vox_mollis 10y agoYes, I'm quite aware of this fact. But he's a socially competent developer, and my point still stands about those of us who are not.
- mason55 10y agoDid you come out of the womb knowing how to program or is it something that you spent some time on, reading, practicing, working your way through uncomfortable situations? Social competency is a skill just like any other and requires practice and learning.
- gk1 10y ago"No true scotsman." Would you prefer advice from a socially incompetent developer? If I'm at point A and want to reach point B, I'd value advice from someone who went A->B (and now comfortably sitting at B) more than from someone who is still stuck in A with me.
- T-hawk 10y agoPerhaps. If one is a socially incompetent developer, it's quite possible that one might find advice from another socially incompetent developer to be more relevant and actionable than advice from a socially competent developer.
- bayonetz 10y agoAssuming he went from socially incompetent to socially competent. Patio11 seems very much like he is more naturally gifted than the [stereo]typical developer in this respect.
- shubhamjain 10y agoIf you go through his blog you'll find that he was a very shy engineer himself who couldn't look people into the eye. I guess we should all understand that there are only very few things / skills that can't be learned.