The Do's and Don't's of Managing Programmers:
Why are some programmers such jerks?
Too many managers believe the problem lies with [the disgruntled programmer]. If he was a better employee, dedicated worker, or at least cared more, then this wouldn't happen. Right?
Unfortunately, no.
The first suggestions matter a lot
How you handle ideas from new programmers sends an important signal. Good or bad, it sets the stage for what they expect. This determines if they share more ideas in the future... or keep their mouth shut.Sure, some ideas might not be feasible in your environment. Some might get put on the back burner to be discussed "when we're not busy". Some ideas seem great, but they run against unspoken cultural norms.
No matter what the reason, dismissing or devaluing your programmer's ideas — especially in the first few months — is a bad move.
Damaged by all the naysaying, he'll try a few more times to present his ideas differently, aiming for a successful outcome. If he continues to feel punished, though, he'll realize that the only way to win is not to play.
Which is exactly what you don't want your programmers learning.
He will stop presenting ideas, asking to meet customers, and genuinely trying to understand the business.
Ultimately, it's a lose lose.
If you want programmers to become mere code monkeys, treat them like code monkeys.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @05:37PM (10 children)
Code is King.
If your ideas really are that good, then the most persuasive thing you can do is write some code that does the talking for you.
I mean, just look at this website; it's crap.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @05:44PM (4 children)
On an "agile" team where every breath or arm movement must have a documented story or task aassociated, this is impossible. If you create a proof of concept to illustrate your point without it being pulled into the current sprint, you've broken the rules and will be punished appropriately. If your idea is dismissed out of hand, you won't be given permission to created the proof of concept.
No working under the radar, all activity is held to account at the daily standup.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @05:56PM (3 children)
Do the work you're told to do, but if you have conviction, then you'll do your own work, too.
What?! Are you implying I should work outside of paid hours?!
That's the kind of question a codemonkey would ask.
Sigh...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @06:02PM
Obligatory code monkey song:
https://youtu.be/kWrjYdD0Tg0 [youtu.be]
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday December 04 2017, @08:13PM (1 child)
What is this thing you keep going on and on about? Elaborate?
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @08:35PM
SN blocks repeated submission attempts and tracks IPs making spammy posts. The troll connects through TOR and runs into repeated errors since the TOR ip is frequently changing. Troll is consistently angry about it, probably making so much noise so they weaken their security measures, then said troll can REALLY get down to trolling.
Don't feed the troll, we've already covered the narrow breadth of their ideas and provided plenty of good feedback. The person is a troll, or at best a bit of an ideological nut who won't discuss, only evangelize.
Personally I think it has something to do with a specific racial dick type and a narrow worldview that won't let them come to terms with it!
(Score: 2, Informative) by khallow on Monday December 04 2017, @07:05PM (3 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @07:29PM (1 child)
The problem is certainly triggered by Tor more easily, but it's a fundamentally stupid design that is at the core of the problem.
I don't use the .onion domain. Why would I bother?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 04 2017, @08:37PM
So the eeeevil SN admins can't find your actual IP and geolocated you within a few hundred sq. miles. Perhaps they think their trollish comments will never be tied back to them, but I think the NSA would get a chuckle out of that!MySession
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 05 2017, @07:57AM
That's not a big, that's a feature - slows spam on Tor channel. Without it, robospamming is inevitable; with it, you gotta be a programmer to get around.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Tuesday December 05 2017, @09:45AM
> I mean, just look at this website; it's crap.
Yeah, sure. What part of the site does not work for you?
BTW
Noscript response to soylentnews.org: I may need js from domain soylentnews.org to work.
Noscript response to wired.com: I may need js from 4 sites, including adobe and google that can thus track me, to work
Phoronix.com, 6 sites, amazon included
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