This is very well put and am surprised it didn't get more replies. >Only rarely does the business let us drive towards the true fantastic excellences that we d

This is very well put and am surprised it didn't get more replies. >Only rarely does the business let us drive towards the true fantastic excellences that we dream of pursuing. Just as the business doesn't understand the loser's game challenges that are all over the place, oh, sad, the business also does not have anywhere near the vision or creativity of the individual, of the coder, who sees possibility & value oozing out of so many areas, often so untapped. And programmers are not put into decision making roles nearly enough, not given structure & the attitude that they can strike, that they can chase down big game, game the rest of the company often has a hard time seeing. The socialization processes that work places must go through to allow commitment are very high, and so programmers simply do not have the time, ability, or often even the common language to get the businesses play the winning game. We must trust that the business somehow is aligned to let us make them kings, rather than taking an active stake in pushing the business towards their would be kingdomship. The socializing aspect is spot on but there is also a fear that the business people have of losing control. On the software domain they are clueless and they prefer to keep the reigns, even if their decisions are bad than cede some power to software people. They are afraid that software people would become to powerful.