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Managers (MBA and the likes) will optimize only what can the tested and optimized. Can anyone define spark? We can all agree it's needed, but no regular managem
by soco 5y ago
Managers (MBA and the likes) will optimize only what can the tested and optimized. Can anyone define spark? We can all agree it's needed, but no regular management practice looks at it because everybody knows it can't be optimized. So this is what we are left with: optimizing butt time. Yes, there's also the discipline of engineering managers, but they seem to always be on the losing side when financial discussions time comes.
- luffapi 5y ago> So this is what we are left with: optimizing butt time. Hence low quality code bases and developer burnout. It’s up to us as developers to demand more from our employers. Thankfully the shift to wfh seems to have tipped the balance of power away from the MBA types, which is why you see all the pearl clutching blog posts about the return to the office and “working hard”.
- cloverich 5y agoTaking OP's "spark" comment at face value, if the reality is quality development isn't a steady curve but rather a nearly flat one followed by bursts of sharp peaks, then it does provide some rubric for how to manage the situation. Which is, manage it lightly, look only at very big milestones. Measuring and optimizing day to day incremental improvements might actually be counter productive.