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> qualifying all your statements makes it very hard for less technical people to work with you I say tough shit, fire the less technical people, and do more wi
by sublinear 2y ago
> qualifying all your statements makes it very hard for less technical people to work with you
I say tough shit, fire the less technical people, and do more with less. Qualifying your statements is absolutely vital to not being thrown under the bus by certain types of "bad leaders" who are smart despite being almost never right about anything. They know how to cover their ass and deflect blame. People who qualify what they say are the same people who write fewer bugs.
> do a high volume of work in a single area for a long time, so you gain deep familiarity
I agree that what matters most is having experience and most people don't seek it actively enough so we end up with this mess.
- hirsin 2y agoLess technical here doesn't neccesarily mean "worse engineers". It can also mean lawyers, marketing, sales, product, and leadership. Someone is trying to learn something from you and you give them an answer so full of holes and caveats that it looks like fishnet stockings, you haven't imparted any confidence to them in your answer.
- odyssey7 2y agoWhen someone asks you if you can commit to delivery in the upcoming sprint, they aren’t trying to learn from you. Also, caveats are valuable information. Yes, we can go live next week if the number of users remains under x until we complete z. Clear communication empowers decision makers. Intentionally omitting trade-offs and limitations that are relevant means you’re being misleading.
- sublinear 2y agoTheir confidence is not my concern to babysit. You're essentially asking engineers to lie and take blame.