Comments on: Does Your Passion Invigorate or Irritate? http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/ A Grande, Triple Shot, Non-Fat Core Dump by Russell Ball Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Russell Ball http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Russell Ball Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:24:13 +0000 http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/#comment-324 @Troy: Yes, Excellent point. In some ways it is even worse with methodologies because there is often even less objective proof that something does or doesn't work. I remember getting several "because that is the way you are supposed to do it in Agile" answers to questions rather than a legitimate explanation of the rationale behind a practice. If you are passionately advocating a practice without even knowing why you are doing it, then you are definitely in it for the religious perks rather than for pragmatic reasons. @Troy: Yes, Excellent point. In some ways it is even worse with methodologies because there is often even less objective proof that something does or doesn’t work. I remember getting several “because that is the way you are supposed to do it in Agile” answers to questions rather than a legitimate explanation of the rationale behind a practice. If you are passionately advocating a practice without even knowing why you are doing it, then you are definitely in it for the religious perks rather than for pragmatic reasons.

]]> By: Troy Tuttle http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Troy Tuttle Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:22:25 +0000 http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/#comment-323 @Russ: Would you extend this to software development methodologies as well? I see the same thing from folks adamantly for or against agile. You have the "Church of Agile" and the "RUP is the Only True Way" folks who get in the way of rational examination of development approaches. It seems to me, that zealotry really doesn't serve any useful purpose whether it's about the technology/tools or the latest methodology craze. @Russ: Would you extend this to software development methodologies as well? I see the same thing from folks adamantly for or against agile. You have the “Church of Agile” and the “RUP is the Only True Way” folks who get in the way of rational examination of development approaches. It seems to me, that zealotry really doesn’t serve any useful purpose whether it’s about the technology/tools or the latest methodology craze.

]]> By: Russell Ball http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Russell Ball Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:12:16 +0000 http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/#comment-322 @Dewayne - Since this is .NET, I think we should go with something a little more low-brow like "ALT.Lust" or ".NET sluts"...:-)<br /><br />@Jeffrey - I agree that these types of personalities can be found in all technology camps and that being self-aware is usually enough to modify most people's behavior. But I've also seen people who are aware of the affect they are having on people justify their obnoxious behavior by saying that they are just being passionate about what they do. That's why I think it is helpful to draw the distinction between good and bad types of enthusiams. @Dewayne – Since this is .NET, I think we should go with something a little more low-brow like “ALT.Lust” or “.NET sluts”…:-)

@Jeffrey – I agree that these types of personalities can be found in all technology camps and that being self-aware is usually enough to modify most people’s behavior. But I’ve also seen people who are aware of the affect they are having on people justify their obnoxious behavior by saying that they are just being passionate about what they do. That’s why I think it is helpful to draw the distinction between good and bad types of enthusiams.

]]> By: Jeffrey Palermo http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Jeffrey Palermo Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:32:06 +0000 http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/#comment-321 I think I've run into those types of people from every technology now. I've seen it from Java folks, .Net folks, Ruby folks, Delphi folks, PHP folks.<br /><br />Thank God they are still the minority and most people I run into are well-reasoned and professional about their craft.<br /><br />I think it has more to do with their personality and being self-aware than it has to do with the technology. When I say "self-aware", I mean the ability to detect how they are affecting (annoying) people around them and the ability to alter behavior to improve their social situation. <br /><br /><br /><br /> I think I’ve run into those types of people from every technology now. I’ve seen it from Java folks, .Net folks, Ruby folks, Delphi folks, PHP folks.

Thank God they are still the minority and most people I run into are well-reasoned and professional about their craft.

I think it has more to do with their personality and being self-aware than it has to do with the technology. When I say “self-aware”, I mean the ability to detect how they are affecting (annoying) people around them and the ability to alter behavior to improve their social situation.

]]> By: Dewayne Christensen http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Dewayne Christensen Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:17:34 +0000 http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/does-your-passion-invigorate-or-irritate/#comment-320 So, are you a Passion.Net developer? :)<br /> So, are you a Passion.Net developer? :)

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