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> A certain level of professionalism is expected for a real job. Nobody cares what you wear, or where you work, or how you work when you're making yet another I

by pnathan 14y ago

> A certain level of professionalism is expected for a real job. Nobody cares what you wear, or where you work, or how you work when you're making yet another Instagram clone. When you are designing and implementing critical systems, being a professional matters. Most hackers simply don't have the self-discipline to get such a contract. Disagree. I work in critical system infrastructure. Dressing up nice to talk the computer doesn't make the code better; aggressively making the code better does. It's my opinion that the better dressed the guy writing code, the more suspect his code is...

michaelt 14y ago
It's my opinion that the better dressed the guy writing code, the more suspect his code is... So do you think others make judgements about your ability to do a job based on how you're dressed?
- pnathan 14y ago
  Everyone is making judgements, are you wearing black, are you wearing a suit, are you wearing fashionable clothing, etc. My opinion/observation is that the more attention that is paid to your clothing, the more your engineering/code quality suffers. It like the IQ test: wearing suits impresses people who think highly of people wearing suits. Maybe it's better to impress people who think highly of quality work. edit: It's foolishness to dress finely to make people think you're awesome. You're not more of a professional because you wear a tie and suit. You're just a guy in funny-looking clothing who looks like important people. If you want to be professional, do the job well, do it kindly, do it so it can be used for its intended purpose for a long time, do it with respect for other people. Dressing nice has so very little to do with professionalism.
rprasad 14y ago
I find it curious that most hackers associate dressing nicely with professionalism. While dressing up can be a marker of professionalism, it is only one factor of many that goes into acting "professionally."

by pnathan 14y ago

michaelt 14y ago

It's my opinion that the better dressed the guy writing code, the more suspect his code is... So do you think others make judgements about your ability to do a job based on how you're dressed?

pnathan 14y ago
Everyone is making judgements, are you wearing black, are you wearing a suit, are you wearing fashionable clothing, etc. My opinion/observation is that the more attention that is paid to your clothing, the more your engineering/code quality suffers. It like the IQ test: wearing suits impresses people who think highly of people wearing suits. Maybe it's better to impress people who think highly of quality work. edit: It's foolishness to dress finely to make people think you're awesome. You're not more of a professional because you wear a tie and suit. You're just a guy in funny-looking clothing who looks like important people. If you want to be professional, do the job well, do it kindly, do it so it can be used for its intended purpose for a long time, do it with respect for other people. Dressing nice has so very little to do with professionalism.

rprasad 14y ago

I find it curious that most hackers associate dressing nicely with professionalism. While dressing up can be a marker of professionalism, it is only one factor of many that goes into acting "professionally."