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The book would be an anthropological study. Having worked as a freelancer for more than 15 years, seen many companies from startups to large finance I see these
by FrankyHollywood 4y ago
The book would be an anthropological study. Having worked as a freelancer for more than 15 years, seen many companies from startups to large finance I see these patterns over and over again, it's like human nature.
Totally unrelated companies have these exact same flaws. Clueless middle management driven by money and ego making these destructive decisions. At the same time, a group of engineers at a startup without much management can go rogue and burn millions on fancy tech and frameworks without making anything useful.
The only successful projects I have seen is with a capable senior engineer in the team, who can listen and understand what a tradeoff is. If this senior is trusted by both the team and the manger the team can be effective.
- nonrandomstring 4y agoYes, I think it would. Anthropology. Way too late in life I discovered what anthropologists actually do after stumbling upon Alan McFarlane's lectures about "The origins of Modernity" [1]. Nobody ever made history seem so interesting and clear why What's Past Is Prologue. A big shout-out to all anthropologists! https://fortnightlyreview.co.uk/2013/07/anthropology-empire-modernity/ https://fortnightlyreview.co.uk/2013/07/anthropology-empire-...
- kqr 4y agoGerald Weinberg has a bit of an anthropological take (due to his wife being an anthropologist, IIRC) in his Quality Software Management series.