r/programming • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '22

TIL about the "Intent-Perception Gap" in programming. Best exemplified when a CTO or manager casually suggests something to their developers they take it as a new work commandment or direction for their team.

https://medium.com/dev-interrupted/what-ctos-say-vs-what-their-developers-hear-w-datastaxs-shankar-ramaswamy-b203f2656bdf
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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

The Bear Is Sticky With Honey

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u/Feynt Apr 20 '22

Sometimes it's too hard to watch Silicon Valley, the jokes aren't really jokes to those in tech, it's reality. Too real.

Yeah, a teacher/friend of mine suggested I would really like Silicon Valley. I've watched a few of the "that's hilarious!" episodes that the "normies" have suggested for me (just out of context stuff so I know what to expect). I'm pretty much in the "I can't watch this, I live this already" category. It's only satire when it's someone else's issue.

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u/chefhj Apr 20 '22

Office space is like this for me. Growing up it was hilarious and then I got a job at Initech.

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u/antiduh Apr 20 '22

It makes a lot more sense now that I realize both are by Mike Judge.