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One of my pet theories about the software industry is that nobody really knows how to manage mature tech companies (YC and the startup world are pretty good at
by d_burfoot 2y ago
One of my pet theories about the software industry is that nobody really knows how to manage mature tech companies (YC and the startup world are pretty good at running young companies).
One obvious and disastrous phenomenon in the tech world is resume-driven development: some engineers are highly motivated to put the next shiny tech buzzword on their resume, so they make sure to push that technology at their company. 9 times out of 10 the project and company would be better off by just using the standard, boring tech that everyone else uses. Tech managers should be able to detect this pattern and squash it, but they don't seem able to do so.
- kevinventullo 2y agoFront-line managers and PM’s have the same incentives.
- jack_h 2y agoResume driven development is the flip-side to stagnating compensation that falls below market rates over time. If an engineer knows they will have to look for a job every so often they will try to bolster their resume in an attempt to differentiate themselves from all of the other applicants.
- phonon 2y ago> YC and the startup world are pretty good at running young companies Are they? I just saw a job ad for a YC start-up that proudly explained that "We don't do PRs. We push straight to main multiple times a day." and that "We work onsite, 7 days a week"...all for a company that works in a heavily regulated industry.
- MonkeyClub 2y ago> "We work onsite, 7 days a week" That's how you get them pyramids built! Onsite weeklong lashings!