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I’ve never known software engineers to be a quiet or nice bunch — we love to argue and call stuff out as shit I think everyone is going to get a lot quieter, a
by gaius 9y ago
I’ve never known software engineers to be a quiet or nice bunch — we love to argue and call stuff out as shit
I think everyone is going to get a lot quieter, as you don't know who's listening.
- azinman2 9y agoOh don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s a good thing to be a jerk. I’m at a startup now with an extremely nice and respectful culture. That doesn’t mean people keep their opinions to themselves. You can’t realistically look at engineering culture and say wow here’s a sympathetic bunch who stay quiet when they see something wrong. Just read what industry leaders Richard Stallmen or Linus Torvalds write.
- gaius 9y agoImagine Torvalds at any conventional workplace. HR on speedial.
- pvdebbe 9y agoThis is the real reason the kernel won't move to Github. ;-)
- raarts 9y agoI resent Linus being bad-mouthed. Only because he is kinda famous his occasional rant is published everywhere. Normally he's a very laid back and reasonable guy. He's definitely not someone who is toxic in the workplace.