Despite the somewhat clickbait title this is quite interesting on technology preferences and the path to what makes us happy and productive.
The idea that our preferences in technology are driven by our path of learning seems relatively self evident, those that started with C/C++ verses Smalltalk verses Java verses Python as their first language likely have a very different perspective on the various trade offs of these languages. Given we don't usually learn every language and certainly not to a deep extent few have deep experiences in all the possibilities to grok the differences in practice on similar projects.
"I need the right project and the right team to function well"
I really resonate with this, in the right environment I seem vastly more productive. I have a significant preference for low levels of control and oversight and in those environments I can take actions quickly with less discussion and often get to better answers quicker, but I hate not being able to do that and it impacts my performance disproportionately. Its one of those preferences for culture that seems vital to how I want to work and impacts productivity a great deal. Asking permission or high rigour for potentially "extra" work just grinds my gears!
The idea that our preferences in technology are driven by our path of learning seems relatively self evident, those that started with C/C++ verses Smalltalk verses Java verses Python as their first language likely have a very different perspective on the various trade offs of these languages. Given we don't usually learn every language and certainly not to a deep extent few have deep experiences in all the possibilities to grok the differences in practice on similar projects.
I really resonate with this, in the right environment I seem vastly more productive. I have a significant preference for low levels of control and oversight and in those environments I can take actions quickly with less discussion and often get to better answers quicker, but I hate not being able to do that and it impacts my performance disproportionately. Its one of those preferences for culture that seems vital to how I want to work and impacts productivity a great deal. Asking permission or high rigour for potentially "extra" work just grinds my gears!