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Having spent 2 decades programming I feel I was indeed surrounded by opinionated people who were narrow minded and combative, and often I felt looked down upon
by ionwake 4y ago
Having spent 2 decades programming I feel I was indeed surrounded by opinionated people who were narrow minded and combative, and often I felt looked down upon regarding my tech stack or code or interests ( eg I remember there being a strongly negative bias against bitcoin in the early days). Now I know according to research most would have been on the autism spectrum and generally less socially adjusted as others with other careers.
I think my point is engineering may lend itself to strong opinions in people with poor social skills.
- feoren 4y ago> eg I remember there being a strongly negative bias against bitcoin in the early days So, in the one example you gave, they were right. And yet I get downvoted for suggesting: hey, guys, that senior developer who's insisting on doing something a certain way? Sorry you have to hear this, but they're often right.
- ionwake 4y agoI think there is some confusion here. I will clarify, but please don't get offended. For your first point, no, they were wrong, I did very well on bitcoin - hence my example. For your second point - I am confused - I agree senior developers know what they are talking about, I was one for nearly 2 decades. I was referring to peers not superiors. I was saying I have encountered narrow mindedness and ignorance. I did not say that is all I encountered. I also encountered kind, intelligent, superior and inspirational people. Edit> On second thoughts - I re read your comment - Who downvoted you? When? Was it in regards to this article? What on earth are you talking about? Are you chatgpt?