Comments on: The Constructive Pessimist http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/ Informative geekery on software and technology Mon, 07 May 2012 17:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Tale of the Panicky Manager http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/comment-page-1/#comment-6178 The Tale of the Panicky Manager Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:04:31 +0000 http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/#comment-6178 [...] about building software for two decades, doesn’t even know basic HTML. This manager is also a destructive optimist in the fullest [...] [...] about building software for two decades, doesn’t even know basic HTML. This manager is also a destructive optimist in the fullest [...]

]]> By: Mark Woodman http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/comment-page-1/#comment-5698 Mark Woodman Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:44:06 +0000 http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/#comment-5698 In an email, one reader noted that many engineers start out as destructive pessimists just because they're overwhelmed. An interesting point... will training and (good) experience be enough to pull people out of that quadrant? Looking at it another way, what do we make of veteran/senior people who should have great experience but are firmly DP's? In an email, one reader noted that many engineers start out as destructive pessimists just because they’re overwhelmed. An interesting point… will training and (good) experience be enough to pull people out of that quadrant? Looking at it another way, what do we make of veteran/senior people who should have great experience but are firmly DP’s?

]]> By: Kenneth http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/comment-page-1/#comment-5593 Kenneth Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:09:47 +0000 http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/#comment-5593 I'm horrified to think of which quadrant I spend most of my working life in. Like Andy above, I suspect it's dependent on the situation. What I can say you got right is the description of the destructive optimist. I've been surrounded by this type of developer/lead/manager for the last six years. I'm torn whether I should go break out my copy of Peopleware or sit down and cry. I’m horrified to think of which quadrant I spend most of my working life in. Like Andy above, I suspect it’s dependent on the situation.

What I can say you got right is the description of the destructive optimist. I’ve been surrounded by this type of developer/lead/manager for the last six years.

I’m torn whether I should go break out my copy of Peopleware or sit down and cry.

]]> By: Andy Brudtkuhl http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/comment-page-1/#comment-5581 Andy Brudtkuhl Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:34:47 +0000 http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/#comment-5581 Nice post! One thing I would add is the center quadrant of which the engineer is made up of bits and pieces of the surrounding quadrants. I think that's where I fall in because my quadrant is generally relative to the project I am working on. I am especially pessimistic when doing consulting projects yet optimistic when doing product development. Nice post! One thing I would add is the center quadrant of which the engineer is made up of bits and pieces of the surrounding quadrants. I think that’s where I fall in because my quadrant is generally relative to the project I am working on. I am especially pessimistic when doing consulting projects yet optimistic when doing product development.

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