Yeah, there's really a lot going on cultural in this phenomenon of the egotistical coder. I'd break it down into these following factors: 1) youth, young peop

Yeah, there's really a lot going on cultural in this phenomenon of the egotistical coder. I'd break it down into these following factors: 1) youth, young people don't really care about burning bridges their life has pretty much always been on an upswing and they feel "set for life." There peers are bartenders, but they are making more money then their parents year one. 2) male dominated, I don't want to engage in stereotypes here but it just seems this is a factor. 3) education system, typically it has pushed people towards research and novelty. When I told my professor I wanted to get into web development he said "pfft that's just plumbing" definitely plays into factor two, the typical egotistical dev feels emasculated writing and email template. Not a good vibe for a manager.