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by say-vagnes
2254 days ago
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Well put. I am amazed at the replies to your comment. My thoughts are, it's all about accountability. Good development and, more broadly, learning, rely on effective feedback loops. "Did it work? Y/N and why?" repeated over and over. When you blur accountability in an effort to be empathetic, it messes with this loop. You've changed the definition of "it" to not be fully what was in your control, and then as a result don't have a clear action you can take to do better next time. This, to me, is how you wind up with 10 1 year experiences. To summarize, even if a bug is only 10% your fault, be accountable for it, because that's a clear signal towards something you can improve. Accountability doesn't mean falling on some sword, you can also own improving the things that lead you to make this mistake. The difference is, you're taking action to improve things, versus distributing blame (which I find often leads to "what can you do" type mentalities, leaving all the broken things there for the next unlucky person) |
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