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That seems like an exercise in futility. These are, at their core, political/management issues. Getting coders involved and misleading them into believing their
by cookiecaper 9y ago
That seems like an exercise in futility. These are, at their core, political/management issues. Getting coders involved and misleading them into believing their code will do something to counteract the incentives that cause such behavior is just going to lead to a lot of very frustrated coders.
- dragonwriter 9y agoRight, the solution isn't to take a 1-year term at USDS, it's to go beyond coding to IT management while not losing respect for the people working the technology, building political connections, and getting appointed to positions like Department CIO for a government department. And that's not the solution so much as getting into position to really make an impact on the problem. And, yeah, it's not easy. Solving big institutional problems isn't. OTOH, a term at USDS may give you an opportunity to work around the fringes of the problem and grasp it's grand outline better. And the scale of government is such that a small improvement can be a big deal.