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> Lots of random projects, often killed, little direction This is what happened inside Yahoo as it was imploding. Every team wanted their own dev library/graph
by hnzix 6y ago
> Lots of random projects, often killed, little direction
This is what happened inside Yahoo as it was imploding. Every team wanted their own dev library/graphics/app style to "win" internally. It resulted in very arrogant dev & project leads fighting with each other for no customer benefit.
It's the same in Academia though. "In the heart of every Vice Chancellor lies an Architect". Gotta build a new building so you can put your name on it.
- impendia 6y ago> It's the same in Academia though. Haha, interesting analogy! (Math professor here.) I'd say in many ways it's the same, but with one key difference. While administrators are fighting to push their visions, many faculty members tune out, do whatever work it is they want to do, and pretty much ignore what is going on overall at their institutions. If you read Inside Higher Ed or the Chronicle of Higher Education, then you can read accounts of university leaders who were brought in to push for big changes, who boldly announced a change of direction, ... and who were simply ignored and then quit.