Many shops are optimized to make the kind of thinking and organization described in the article impossible. They keep throwing developers into fire after fire,

Many shops are optimized to make the kind of thinking and organization described in the article impossible. They keep throwing developers into fire after fire, leaving no time for any reflection and growth. I was surprised to see several representatives of this camp pop up on in the comments here. If as an engineer these people give you the creeps, remember, you don't have to work for them. If you do currently work for someone like that, you can get out and keep your sanity. The best places to work are not sweatshops.