Yes exactly. The OP was asking a social question. noir_lord said "[Having to argue against less experienced people is] pretty much the life of a lot of more ex

Yes exactly. The OP was asking a social question. noir_lord said "[Having to argue against less experienced people is] pretty much the life of a lot of more experienced developers." Hopefully an experienced developer has gained the ability to advocate his position without being a shouting dick about it. It's the shouting dick that I think the OP was asking about. Personally, no matter how right a shouting dick may be, I tend to shut down and tune out shouting dicks. It's not my responsibility to find the diamond in a flow of shit. Stop the shit and I'll consider your diamond, and be grateful to learn from it, even if we don't happen to pick that particular diamond. Someone else mentioned kumbaya project management, which I agree is the other extreme and just as harmful. It's a way for managers and individuals to ignore their responsibilities.