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I hate to be that guy, but politics has always been part of the story of software development. The history of Apple is filled with all sorts of drama, with pro
by linguae 2y ago
I hate to be that guy, but politics has always been part of the story of software development. The history of Apple is filled with all sorts of drama, with projects getting cancelled and people getting fired due to politics. Xerox PARC’s glory days in the 1970s were not politics-free; there were clashes between Bob Taylor and other high-level people, which finally reached a breaking point in 1983, leading to Taylor moving on to Digital Equipment Corporation and many PARC researchers following him there. Even in the non-profit open source world (some would say especially instead of even), there’s plenty of politics.
- Attummm 2y agoActually, you've reinforced my point. Those examples are, as you said, high-level executives, not software engineers. While office politics has always existed, it used to remain within the context of engineering. You mention Apple, Steve Jobs was the business person/visionary. But Steve Wozniak, the engineer behind Apple, actually made it very clear he doesn't like nor want to participate in politics or business tricks.