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Primarily because most hackers don’t practice or study design. As a further reason, consider an instructive metaphor: if you asked a blacksmith why he sucks at
by fardo 8y ago
Primarily because most hackers don’t practice or study design.
As a further reason, consider an instructive metaphor: if you asked a blacksmith why he sucks at writing, his answer would probably be “That’s not what they pay me for.”
- croo 8y agoI'd add that this question your answer is an excellent example of the fixed / growth mindset I read about in a Gates Notes[1]. 'I'm not good at math it's not for me' vs 'I'm not good at it because I did not spent enough time with it'. [1] https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Mindset-The-New-Psychology-of-Success https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Mindset-The-New-Psychology-...
- krapp 8y ago>if you asked a blacksmith why he sucks at writing, his answer would probably be “That’s not what they pay me for.” Except design is far more relevant to programming than writing is to smithing, particularly in FOSS where programmers are often also the ones designing the UI for their applications.