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"Fred George’s experience of Programmer Anarchy was probably so positive because he was working in a team of high performance programmers." This pretty much su
by my3681 13y ago
"Fred George’s experience of Programmer Anarchy was probably so positive because he was working in a team of high performance programmers."
This pretty much sums up the validity of programmer anarchy for any given work climate. Much like a society of good citizens may (theoretically) be self governing, high-performance programmers work best when they are given a task and all red tape is removed. Unfortunately, anyone who has worked in the tech field knows this isn't always the case. Some people/companies need guidance and lack of personal autonomy, however unfortunate that may be.
- jahaja 13y agoI don't necessarily disagree with you on that, but I'm still thinking about how we usually evaluate this. I don't think it's often that people come to this conclusion after actual self-directed work, rather it's somekind of assumption after perhaps showing lack of passion in a directed-from-above workplace.
- mrxd 13y agoThat sounds a lot like "You can have personal autonomy if you use it in ways approved by the authorities. Otherwise, you will be given 'guidance', i.e. coercion." So essentially, no autonomy for anyone. If you don't do what you're told willingly, you will do it unwillingly.