Re:Extremely disillusioned with technology. Please help
by jimbokun on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @05:21PM
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> In my last job I'd advocate tirelessly for unit tests, code reviews, all that. And it was always denied.
My approach to that is to not ask, just write the unit tests anyways, ask a peer to code review without management permission, etc.
We are professionals. Part of that responsibility is to know the best practices for our craft and put them into practice.
We also need to be good at getting the requirements from the technical and non-technical people we work with, and being able to show consistent, incremental progress, and a willingness to quickly change direction when the requirements change.
But we do not need to get input or permission for the process we use to produce those results.
My approach to that is to not ask, just write the unit tests anyways, ask a peer to code review without management permission, etc.
We are professionals. Part of that responsibility is to know the best practices for our craft and put them into practice.
We also need to be good at getting the requirements from the technical and non-technical people we work with, and being able to show consistent, incremental progress, and a willingness to quickly change direction when the requirements change.
But we do not need to get input or permission for the process we use to produce those results.