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Referencing Dunning-Kruger effect in any topic on software engineering is very arrogant and pretentious on itself. This says more about the author, than other p
by zzzcpan 8y ago
Referencing Dunning-Kruger effect in any topic on software engineering is very arrogant and pretentious on itself. This says more about the author, than other people's stupidity. The article is just bad.
- throwaway29492 8y agoAlso the "Negativity is infectious." feel-good bullshit. "If someone complains, it focuses the attention on the negative side of things." (...after a whole article complaining about behavior s/he does not like, ironically) If you want to see big disasters look in organizations where warnings are ignored as "negativity" and people blame the messengers.
- P_I_Staker 8y agoAlso, sometimes relentless negativity has some fringe benefits (moderate perfectionism). There's pros and cons. Just don't share that attitude with your coworkers. Hold yourself to a high standard, but be more relaxed with others.
- hnbroseph 8y agowhy does it "say more about the author"? does your comment about Dunning-Kruger "say more about you" than the author?
- zzzcpan 8y agoWell, if you use a fictional interpretation of something known as a justification to claim that other people are stupid - you provide nothing of value regarding other people. And the only thing that can be extracted from this is that you feel the need to claim that other people are stupid.