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An especially painful truth in software. Years back I heard a talk by Kent Beck, one of the originators of Test-Driven Development and Extreme Programming. In r
by wpietri 4y ago
An especially painful truth in software. Years back I heard a talk by Kent Beck, one of the originators of Test-Driven Development and Extreme Programming. In response to some audience question, he said, "I got into programming because I didn't like dealing with people, and now I'm a @#$&% family therapist for software teams." That comes back to me often.
- fragmede 4y agoFamily therapist, for a family of people that don't deal well with other people. Maybe a psychology degree would be a better background to pull engineering managers from.
- quietcomments 4y agoPsychologists don't make for good relationships. They break their own rules and ethics as much as anyone else. Believable relationships are scarce in the workplace.
- PeterisP 4y agoManagement study programs tend to include quite a few psychology-related courses, because these skills are indeed quite useful in practice.
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoYou're actually better off with therapy (sorry coaching) than academic psychology. Source: have a PhD in psychology, currently doing therapy.
- chasd00 4y agoheh and every therapist i've ever known has their own therapist helping them through their own issues.