Great read. I've only been in the professional software business for a couple of years, but already many of his insights (especially the ones about terrible people management) hit close to home.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this down!
Thanks a lot for taking the time to write this down!
> It took me decades to realize that technology is a slave to personality. It doesn't matter how good the design, when there are unresolved problems in the organization.
It's not just that a good technology design needs to fit the needs of the organization; even a design that would be a good fit will be hard to deploy if the organization pushes against it.