You can't impress developers. So don't try

Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by gnulinux on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @03:23PM (#18348553)

Where are developers like this? I've never encountered a person like that in my life ("have to be correct all the time"). Is this specific to FAANG? Which city? I'm familiar with startups in the Bay Area and Boston.

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Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by abraae on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @03:50PM (#18348732)

I agree with the sentiment though I'd reword it as "developers need to know that their understanding is correct at all times".

This is uncontroversial, we can't build things well if our understanding is wrong, whether of user requirements, budget/political process, technology, existing infrastructure/whatever.

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Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by gnulinux on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @03:58PM (#18348792)

Sure, "developers need to know that their understanding is correct at all times", this describes most if not all developers I know but this is hardly a bad thing and in the conversation above this was used in a bad connotation ("that doesn’t exactly brew the best atmosphere"). I'm even more confused now.

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Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by brandonmenc on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @04:23PM (#18348980)

> Where are developers like this? I've never encountered a person like that in my life ("have to be correct all the time").

Seriously? Every nerdy subculture is full of these people.

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Re:You can't impress developers. So don't try by icebraining on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @04:10PM (#18348885)

I've worked with such developers. It's not that they can literally never accept to be wrong, but their first instinct is always to deny any failures in their work and always point out flaws in the work of others, even if they're obviously untrue.

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