2009
Articulates the mindset of many developers.
It’s not about being right for the sake of being right but being right for the sake of saving a lot of time, effort, money and credibility. IT is a team sport, so being right or wrong impacts other members of the group in non-trivial ways.
Truly insightful.
IT pros would prefer to make a good decision than to get credit for it. What will make them seek credit is the danger that a member of the group or management who is dangerous to the process might receive the credit for the work instead.
Thank you for stating this. It’s the truth.
Unlike in many industries, the fight in most IT groups is in how to get things done, not how to avoid work. IT pros will self-organize, disrupt and subvert in the name of accomplishing work.
… in fact, getting things done faster is the reason I started programming in the first place.
We can all learn from articles like this.
