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"the problem" "you should" – this is the language of special interests developers are salarymaxxing first, second virtue signaling to support their case in the
by dustingetz 3y ago
"the problem" "you should" – this is the language of special interests
developers are salarymaxxing first, second virtue signaling to support their case in their employers' selection process, third work-minimization and pain-minimization. Even the Simplicity Paladins are min/maxxing the same three priorities, perhaps weighing pain-minimization above salarymaxxing, yet still subject to the same invisible macro forces that shape our lives. and I postulate that this is a complete explanation of developer behavior at scale.
- diggan 3y agoI feel like I understand 50% of your comment, is this some DSL from a different ecosystem being used to explain developer behavior, or something like that?
- lacerrr 3y agoLol, this is written in very game-like language where you often need to prioritize certain aspects (to max something) above others. This is often because you get a limited number of "ability points" when you level up, so "maxing" strength means you prioritize using those points to gain strength.
- JackMorgan 3y agoA great mental framework that holds up to my experience as well.
- seszett 3y agoI feel like we live in completely different worlds.
- pi-e-sigma 3y agoYou have never seen the resume-driven development? Lucky you, because it's the vast majority of development out there
- christophilus 3y agoWithout a study of some sort, we’re just exchanging anecdotes. I’ve seen resume-driven development a handful of times in my 20-year career. You may be right, but we won’t know until we come up with some way to measure it. Most developers I’ve worked with have just been interested in solving problems.
- dustingetz 3y agoPhysicists work on interesting problems. Developers work on profitable problems, mostly manufactured, for huge piles of money, from home, and with yoga over lunch.
- seszett 3y agoMaybe you just haven't looked for better jobs. Because although I've read about what you're describing, I haven't seen it yet in real life. I'm not planning on experiencing it either in the future. Though I'm sure some people like this kind of environment, and good for them.
- christophilus 3y agoI didn’t say “interesting” problems. Just problems. Anyway, sometimes they are interesting. I think Rich Hickey worked on some interesting problems. Clojure and Datomic are pretty neat, and Electric looks like an interesting problem, too :)
- dustingetz 3y agoRich Hickey is a founder, not a developer and regardless he is motivated by pain-minimization in the context of money making: "I had had enough!" [of manufactured complexity in commercial development] — his paper