The Myth of the Genius Programmer
Posted on June 29, 2009 Comments (1)
Nice talk on fear of looking foolish. The speakers discuss the idea that visibility is good. Don’t hide. Make everything visible and the benefit from many people’s ideas. The talk focuses on software development but is true for any work.
“criticism is not evil” – Very true. “At Google we are not allowed to submit code until there is code review.” At the bottom line they are repeating Deming’s ideas: improve the system – people are not the problem, bad systems are the problem. Iterate quickly.
Related: 10x Productivity Difference in Software Development – The Software Engineering Manager’s Lament – Respect for People, Understanding Psychology
Categories: Google, Psychology, Respect, Software Development, Systems thinking, Theory of Constraints, webcast
Tags: Google, open source, Psychology, Software Development, Systems thinking, webcast
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