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In CS we got here because we loved to play around and hack. I hope we never lose that. get a job with a few managers and a jira installation and it will dry up

• godelski 1y ago
  Well that's kinda my point. If you are losing it, push back. I'm betting there are others who feel the same but also feel alone. Remember, they hire us for our skills. They hire us for our expertise. That means not always being a yes man. If you don't stand up for what you think is right, the product will become worse. The reason to question your boss is because you're on the same side: making the best product you can. It's okay to be wrong, it's okay to speak up, it is okay to ask questions. If anyone says anything different, they aren't interested in making the product, they are interested in their paycheck. Frankly, most of this loss we're talking about is because the business people took over and don't understand that an engineer saying "but what about <x>" is not "no" it is "yes, but let's figure out how". This culture needs to be fixed, and it requires every day normal people to make that normal.