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I do have ADHD and op is spot on. The software industry is filled to the brim with midwits who think their idea is the only right idea even though its nothing

I do have ADHD and op is spot on. The software industry is filled to the brim with midwits who think their idea is the only right idea even though its nothing special and they’re ignoring actual problems As op said - when’s the last time you heard someone talk about writing code that’s easy to debug? Never. Yet 90%+ of companies will make you pass arbitrary algorithms tests The field is dominated by A types who confuse their neuroticism and ego for talent

mk89 3y ago
But why to bring ADHD into this? This I don't understand. I do understand the fact that everyone is following one or two bandwagons, but I don't have the need of saying that someone must have a mental condition for doing that. There are MANY more reasons for adopting technologies. Marketing, corporate culture, hiring, trying things out, wrong people in leadership position (as the article shows!), etc etc. It's not just always the minions to do things wrong.
- cactusplant7374 3y ago
  Because people with ADHD crave stimulation and pursuing new and exciting technologies is very satisfying.
  - faeriechangling 3y ago
    Does adopting serverless actually accomplish that? With servers you have a bunch of technologies to learn about that are abstracted away with serverless. Every person I know with ADHD in the IT field, not knowing many, is into servers.
    - cactusplant7374 3y ago
      What if they know servers really really well? That could be boring for them. Kind of like hiking the same trail every week.
- faeriechangling 3y ago
  Why? It's a consequence of labelling a sizeable swathe of the IT workforce as "Disordered", having a "Deficit", and a "Mental condition" (which is NOT to be talked about in any context unapproved by the grand council of ADHD). If you didn't slap derogatory labels on people, just let people who wanted to use amphetamines and methylphenidate, and addressed problems like organisation and hyperactivity independently people would end up with roughly the same quality of life but without the othering and stereotyping. Which is to say, this sort of stereotyping is an inevitable and continual iatrogenic consequence of the sociomedical status quo. When something is labelled a deficit and disorder - then people almost naturally compare that thing to other things they do not like.
- foffoofof 3y ago
  My guess is ADHD people are drawn to the software industry. Open source is probably fueled by it. It’s a spectrum and I think a lot more people are on the spectrum than they realize. It’s a constant pursuit for new stuff. Sometimes this can be good, but other times it’s just new for the sake of being different. I think the minions are surprisingly to blame for a lot of the problems with tech. The tech debt excuse is of our own doing.

mk89 3y ago

But why to bring ADHD into this? This I don't understand. I do understand the fact that everyone is following one or two bandwagons, but I don't have the need of saying that someone must have a mental condition for doing that. There are MANY more reasons for adopting technologies. Marketing, corporate culture, hiring, trying things out, wrong people in leadership position (as the article shows!), etc etc. It's not just always the minions to do things wrong.

cactusplant7374 3y ago
Because people with ADHD crave stimulation and pursuing new and exciting technologies is very satisfying.
- faeriechangling 3y ago
  Does adopting serverless actually accomplish that? With servers you have a bunch of technologies to learn about that are abstracted away with serverless. Every person I know with ADHD in the IT field, not knowing many, is into servers.
  - cactusplant7374 3y ago
    What if they know servers really really well? That could be boring for them. Kind of like hiking the same trail every week.
faeriechangling 3y ago
Why? It's a consequence of labelling a sizeable swathe of the IT workforce as "Disordered", having a "Deficit", and a "Mental condition" (which is NOT to be talked about in any context unapproved by the grand council of ADHD). If you didn't slap derogatory labels on people, just let people who wanted to use amphetamines and methylphenidate, and addressed problems like organisation and hyperactivity independently people would end up with roughly the same quality of life but without the othering and stereotyping. Which is to say, this sort of stereotyping is an inevitable and continual iatrogenic consequence of the sociomedical status quo. When something is labelled a deficit and disorder - then people almost naturally compare that thing to other things they do not like.
foffoofof 3y ago
My guess is ADHD people are drawn to the software industry. Open source is probably fueled by it. It’s a spectrum and I think a lot more people are on the spectrum than they realize. It’s a constant pursuit for new stuff. Sometimes this can be good, but other times it’s just new for the sake of being different. I think the minions are surprisingly to blame for a lot of the problems with tech. The tech debt excuse is of our own doing.