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It is a really counter productive meme. My theory is that engineers are so comfortable using logic to solve problems, and viewing solutions as right or wrong th
by underwater 10y ago
It is a really counter productive meme. My theory is that engineers are so comfortable using logic to solve problems, and viewing solutions as right or wrong that they fail to adapt when there are shades of grey.
Get a bunch engineers in a room and they'll argue forever about a solution because they don't understand their own biases or how emotion is clouding people's judgement. Bringing a bit of empathy can resolve these impasses so much more quickly.
The most effective technical people I've met have combined intelligence with an ability to get people on board with their vision.
- mememachine 10y ago>It is a really counter productive meme. My theory is that engineers are so comfortable using logic to solve problems, and viewing solutions as right or wrong that they fail to adapt when there are shades of grey. Youre going wrong trying to paint engineers with a brush this broad.
- underwater 10y agoIn my experience engineers will discuss if a solution is correct or incorrect, as though there is one global truth. But I rarely see discussions that acknowledge people have biases and that leads to differing opinions on correctness. I follow some developer advocates on Twitter who get very angry at engineers who don't prioritise web performance above everything else (UX, accessibility, features, actually shipping code). Given their experience battling bad performance all day every day this is understandable. But from the perspective of someone who is trying to juggle a million priorities this comes across as crazy.
- wfbbiue 10y ago"republicans see everything in black and white, democrats see every shade of grey"