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I think the root cause of this is that engineers are constantly working on things that are broken or not working properly yet. By definition of our jobs: it was
by jmitcheson 15y ago
I think the root cause of this is that engineers are constantly working on things that are broken or not working properly yet. By definition of our jobs: it wasn't broken, we would stop working on it.
Consequently I think engineers naturally focus on what is undone, rather than what is finished.
- sliverstorm 15y agoBy definition of our jobs: it wasn't broken, we would stop working on it This is inaccurate, IMO. Rather, engineers are constantly working on improving things. If it was perfect, we would stop working on it, but nothing is ever perfect. Hence why knowing what is worth fixing and what is not can be just as valuable as knowing how to fix it.