Re:Developers, your manager is likely clueless
by alistairSH on Thursday September 30, 2021 @09:13AM
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He's probably telling you that he is getting shit for bugs
But being a "shit umbrella" is literally part their job. A good manager should be filtering inputs from external sources, tossing out the useless input, and translating useful inputs into actionable tasks or discussion points for the team.
Instead of "stop coding bugs", the manager should be having a discussion about defect escape, test quality (across the spectrum of test types), and doing some self-reflection on whether or not task descriptions are adequate (if they only ever capture the "happy path" and don't describe desired failure behavior, it shouldn't be surprising there is undefined behavior in the software).
But being a "shit umbrella" is literally part their job. A good manager should be filtering inputs from external sources, tossing out the useless input, and translating useful inputs into actionable tasks or discussion points for the team.
Instead of "stop coding bugs", the manager should be having a discussion about defect escape, test quality (across the spectrum of test types), and doing some self-reflection on whether or not task descriptions are adequate (if they only ever capture the "happy path" and don't describe desired failure behavior, it shouldn't be surprising there is undefined behavior in the software).