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I’ve seen colleagues share this or link to it in their Slack status. It feels a bit… odd to me.

Yeah it’s maybe a bit annoying when people do this, but does it really need a whole campaign website? Not everyone is going to communicate in exactly the way you like.



Yeah, it is suggestive of "first-world problems" and a bizarrely rigid personality (and a lack of a sense of humor). (According to the "About" page, the author is "specialized in software engineering and digital signal processing". Perhaps a case of déformation professionnelle?)


> Not everyone is going to communicate in exactly the way you like.

Sure, but do you put these differences down to individuality, or to culture?

If someone messages "hello", is this just social, is it that the person is blocked and cannot do anything, or is it a request for help where the person will probably be able to solve the problem (but would be quicker with help)?

Mismatches in cultural expectations lead to friction/conflict. I think it's generally going to be better to be aware of what the different expectations are.


It's needlessly prickly and reinforces the Comic Book Guy image that normal people have of programmers.




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