How programmers dress is a fascinating social topic. Do they do it for the comfort? Maybe a little. The shoes yeah. Is it a litmus test for the level of freed

How programmers dress is a fascinating social topic. Do they do it for the comfort? Maybe a little. The shoes yeah. Is it a litmus test for the level of freedom management gives that department? Of course it is. A sizable, well-dressed software engineering department is usually a social indicator that the company is strong arming them. That means they probably have lower quality work and are less happy. :( The reason that brings this all about though? Belief. Many software engineers believe that the way we do business is wrong - that formalities are useless and that you should care about the end product. If you're willing to let business deals fail because the other guy was wearing a polo and not a suit, your company deserves to fall apart. We don't care about giving a good impression - we care if the product gives a good impression. We're just the delivery mechanism.