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The author explicitly says that fixing bugs feels good. But the point (as I see it) is that the workflow often obscures the larger positive goals of the endeavo
by wam 14y ago
The author explicitly says that fixing bugs feels good. But the point (as I see it) is that the workflow often obscures the larger positive goals of the endeavor and tends to burn people out, and that's a net negative. You can argue that it shouldn't, but I don't think you can argue that it doesn't.
Everyone wants to be that 3rd happy mason. But that story doesn't tell you how to do that, it just suggests that it's a better way. Saying that it's just a function of your mental state is tautological.
- Evbn 14y agoThe story tells you explicitly. Don't stare at your watch, think about the product vision. Every day I go to work to fend off spies who want to steal your data. Protecting the powerless, defending your freedom! I will never meet you, and I will never even look at the treasure I am defending, and most of time is spent fixing broken configs, but I am doing it for a good cause, and at the end of the month I enjoy my paycheck too.