Re:Why programmers don’t write documentation
by thraway123412 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @12:51PM
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It's not that hard.
It just requires time, and I would be happy to spend that time (I love writing, whether docs or just thoughts). As long as there's no ticket for it (approved by a stakeholder and assigned to me by the micromanager), I can't clock hours on it, and if I'm not clocking hours on a ticket, I'll eventually get an angry call..
It's not just lack of incentives, it's disincentives.
It just requires time, and I would be happy to spend that time (I love writing, whether docs or just thoughts). As long as there's no ticket for it (approved by a stakeholder and assigned to me by the micromanager), I can't clock hours on it, and if I'm not clocking hours on a ticket, I'll eventually get an angry call..
It's not just lack of incentives, it's disincentives.