Re:AI coding mandates are driving developers to the brink
by zdragnar on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:46PM
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That justifies using common tools and standards, but not why management in particular should be doing the selection.
Everywhere mature that I've worked, management delegated the task of choosing common tools to the senior / staff engineers, as well as decisions around when to make changes or exceptions.
The places that didn't do this were engineer-founded, or were dysfunctional enough that managers could splurge on massive contracts and then force people to use the paid-for tools to justify the contract post-hoc. Every one of these were examples of what not to do.
Not all developers know how to use all tools. Management providing education on tools can increase their efficiency.
Developers do not stay up to date with all available tools that exist. Management providing better tools can make people more efficient.