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.... and there you go proving the authors point about derision and subtle sneers aimed at what is arguably the most effective means of getting focused highly pr
by hootbootscoot 7y ago
.... and there you go proving the authors point about derision and subtle sneers aimed at what is arguably the most effective means of getting focused highly productive developers: treating them like HUMANS, instead of faceless cogs, and allowing for focused programming time without distractions.
"old farts" rock, my friend. I get that some folks enjoy molding young minds to sick patterns, free of pushback, but ultimately I will contend that it's it's counterproductive to ones true goals. (unless ones true goals are merely to crush human egos and souls...)
- marcus_holmes 7y agoI said nothing about treating people like humans, or not, and nothing about focus (I completely agree that developers should work in their own offices, and love working from home myself). I said we used to be treated like socially inept geniuses, left to our devices because no-one understood what the hell we were talking about. And now we're treated like everyone else. If that doesn't mean "like a human" then you're working for the wrong organisation, my friend. I'm an old fart. I have to spend effort resisting the pull to be a grumpy old fart, though. It's not like it used to be, and mostly that's a good thing.