This is hilariously wrong, but people like to believe it.
In an absolute sense it’s wrong, but compared to almost every other industry on the planet it’s right.
Really? I’m in the software industry and the tugboat industry. Do you mean “compared to almost every other desk job industry”?
Say that again after interviewing for a developer job wearing a suit and tie.
Yeah, and you can’t interview naked. What I say is true relative to almost any other industry
A suit and tie wouldn't be blinked at in almost any other office job interview, especially if it's not on the West Coast. Tech has it's uniform like any other industry, and people care _deeply_ about sticking to it. It just happens to be casual wear we've adopted.