Comments on: It isn’t all about engineering http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/03/20/it-isnt-all-about-engineering/ Connecting Startups with Talent Since 1999 Fri, 27 May 2011 04:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Cohen http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/03/20/it-isnt-all-about-engineering/#comment-370 Jason Cohen Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:19:14 +0000 http://blog.npost.com/?p=2326#comment-370 Maybe it's not "metrics" so much as having to defend every little decision to a committee. At first it's fun because it's fun to be challenged and defend things, but after a while it's just nit-picky. It's like arguing about curly-brace style. It was fun in my 20s. Now I know that it just doesn't matter as much as MANY other more interesting things. If I had to defend a brace style I'd feel the same way. I also agree with Sergei about burn-out. Maybe it’s not “metrics” so much as having to defend every little decision to a committee. At first it’s fun because it’s fun to be challenged and defend things, but after a while it’s just nit-picky.

It’s like arguing about curly-brace style. It was fun in my 20s. Now I know that it just doesn’t matter as much as MANY other more interesting things. If I had to defend a brace style I’d feel the same way.

I also agree with Sergei about burn-out.

]]> By: Sergei Sokolenko http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/03/20/it-isnt-all-about-engineering/#comment-369 Sergei Sokolenko Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:19:31 +0000 http://blog.npost.com/?p=2326#comment-369 I think it's a normal case of 3-year itch, or burnout. Google has always been an engineering company, and engineers just want proof. When you feel fresh, you pick your battles and stay the course. When you are burned out, every small setback can lead to dramatic decisions. I think it’s a normal case of 3-year itch, or burnout. Google has always been an engineering company, and engineers just want proof. When you feel fresh, you pick your battles and stay the course. When you are burned out, every small setback can lead to dramatic decisions.

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