How to deal with difficult people on software projects
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How to deal with difficult people on software projects
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Re: How to deal with difficult people on software projects
#2I'd have loved to see categorised infosec folks in there as well :)
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#3Pleasantness is the most underrated quality in software hiring.
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#4If there is a "professor" among designers, then why isn't there one among developers?
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#5Am I a diva if I think DevOps people are getting in my way from doing what I want?
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#6What about the type of developer who thinks he's a competent UI designer?
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#7What about the type of developer who thinks he's a competent UI designer?
...but he's not? Don't give him UI design tasks.
...and he actually is? If there is room for such cross-competency roles in the team, let him shine. It'll give him great work satisfaction. And if there isn't, don't give him UI design tasks.
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#8If there is a "professor" among designers, then why isn't there one among developers?
That would be The Idealist, presumably.
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#9Am I a diva if I think DevOps people are getting in my way from doing what I want?
I probably wouldn't say that, but I'd suggest that either you or your ops person could do with learning a bit of empathy and better communicating what problems you're each trying to solve. Someone who actually gets the concept of devops (the collaboration between dev and ops) should be able to articulate why they're asking for particular things to be done, and what benefits will come from it in terms of reliability and being able to analyse issues as they come up.
Unless the ops person on the other side of this conversation is really bad they're unlikely to be asking you to do things just for the sake of it - there'll be a good reason, just as you have your reasons for wanting to do things your way. Devops is all about finding a middle ground between those two places, and improving life for everyone involved.
Re: How to deal with difficult people on software projects
#10Ever considered the idea that boiling down people to archetypes might be a core reason you'd need to consult something like this in the first place?