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Developers are Egomaniacs #15

Open mjwitherow opened 10 years ago

mjwitherow commented 10 years ago

Developers are egomaniacs

Why do we underestimate? “oh yeah ill smash that” Why poker estimations are broken. “peer assessment” Project contingency + Ego contingency

Just because I get food poisoning doesn’t mean consumers shouldn't get this feature. - when you're working in a high octane agile environment.

Customers need to understand how the dollar is spent - we’re all human.

Software engineering is hard because your client can have no appreciation at all for your work. My dad is a carpenter but despite me knowing nothing about building i can still appreciate a shit job. “That timbre is crooked” My clients have no appreciation - but it’s unfair of me to expect it anyway - why do i?

Could lead onto Imposter Syndrome. Lead into, or separate post entirely... Why i think I’m an engineer (And a great egomaniac.) -> Imposter syndrome. -> perfectionist. -> my friends ADHD, my Dads OCD. -> inability to care for myself when I’m left with a problem. -> Why my uncle made a steam powered kettle.