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That's a false dichotomy. You basically say that the stubborness usually comes from a deeper understanding, which is a ungrounded assumption at the very least.
by tacone 11y ago
That's a false dichotomy. You basically say that the stubborness usually comes from a deeper understanding, which is a ungrounded assumption at the very least.
Lets reverse your example:
If five people on your team think it's ok to accept logins via HTTPS and one person says "uh no, HTTP is enough, and also cheaper and faster" would you ignore what he or she says, because the other five disagree?
I've seen countless people arguing even before looking at the code for example, or advocating software solutions they never tried.
I've also seen people frustrated enough by the pointless arguing that happens in some workplaces to just give up on their opinion and switching to the try-to-limit-damages mode.
The problem is one of character and team collaboration, not a merely technical one.
- stephenr 11y ago> Lets reverse your example I was specifically replying to this, quite frankly terrifying part of the OP: > They value "the right technical decision" over human relationships and it doesn't seem to occur to them that the right outcome might be the one that makes someone else happy, or is the most diplomatic, even if it isn't "technically right".
- tacone 11y agogotcha
- mdekkers 11y ago> Lets reverse your example: If five people on your team think it's ok to accept logins via HTTPS and one person says "uh no, HTTP is enough, and also cheaper and faster" would you ignore what he or she says, because the other five disagree? It's engineering. Hopefully, you make decisions base not on "How many people agree" but on "what is provably the most correct way of doing things". It is easy to prove that for login screens, HTTPS is better than HTTP...