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Wasn't entirely sure if this was a sincere post, or some sort of unfunny burlesque of some kind. Assuming it's sincere, then the author of this blog post couldn't be more wrong about how to manage a software team. If a manager-type started going full-on micromanagement on me ("add a private var to this class now! rawr!"), bandies about the term 'insubordiation', and generally believes they're entitled to my unthinking obedience, then congrats: you've successfully convinced me to start floating my resume so I can get the hell out of that shitshow. I'm an educated, experienced software engineer with multiple degrees and life's too short to put up with that bullshit.


Well said.




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