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Nowhere does it say all the responsibility is on the developer. But being able to ask questions without putting people on the defensive is hugely important. M
by wvenable 5y ago
Nowhere does it say all the responsibility is on the developer. But being able to ask questions without putting people on the defensive is hugely important.
Many software projects directly involve fundamentally changing someone else's work (hopefully for the better). You might not think that's a big deal but I can assure you it's a big deal for them. And for your project to succeed, you're going to need to recognize these factors and deal it.
I consider it like training -- anyone who've I already successfully completed a project with me knows how these things go and is perfectly comfortable. People I've not worked with before often need a softer approach until they've gone through a full successful project.
- Jensson 5y agoDoesn't sound like any of the tech jobs I've had. But I agree if your job is to replace people with technology rather than build new products for end users then your social skills will matter much more, but this article didn't made it clear that he wanted to hire engineers for that specific purpose.
- wvenable 5y agoIf you never talk to your end users obviously you don't need social skills for talking to end users. Lots of development/tech jobs don't require talking to users.
- Jensson 5y agoBtw, you might not have realized but the article was talking about a manager going with a request to developers. So it is absolutely the managers fault here, nothing you say can convince me otherwise, a manager shouldn't demand this from developers.
- wvenable 5y agoThe example is too vague to really make a conclusion. However, I was really just replying to that sentences that you quoted and disagreed with. In my opinion, those two sentences are perfectly valid.