Comments on: Learning A Software Development Lesson From A Children’s Poem

By: Techie

Techie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:34:28 +0000

That’s a beautiful poem and even more beautiful is how you interlinked the two :)

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:47:45 +0000

I agree that opinions held back momentarily can help understanding and add to the weight of your own musings. Doing a Yoda by sitting quietly in the corner until the correct opportunity presents itself (by way of the flow of conversation) can help too. This gives you an opportunity to agree with opinions expressed earlier, pointing out the merits of those arguments in addition to the points you may be raising.

This kind of communication is vital in teams as I think it causes team members to buy in to the process going on.
Just a thought.

By: Shailesh B Davara

Shailesh B Davara — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 06:34:39 +0000

I am not totally agree with this, because some time its required to tell at proper time and with proper explanation, you cant just think your self alone, software is the effort of team not only of yours.. yes, you can give more contribution, but it can’t be complete without considering others..

So, as per my opition, its wise to watch and come to a decision with full reson of it, and explain to team then discussion will come out great output.

By: Leo Giannelli

Leo Giannelli — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:30:26 +0000

I could not agree more about voicing your opinion. This is a characteristic many software developers seem to lack. They will either accept what is told or simply do whatever they chose.

Keep up the great work.

By: Alan Skorkin

Alan Skorkin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:55:26 +0000

Hi Steve,

That is a very good point, I can’t eve say how many discussions I’ve seen bogged down in minutiae when the real problems were essentially staring everyone the face.

By: Steve Knight

Steve Knight — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:14:09 +0000

Hmm, yes good point.

A related point is that when people aren’t listening/reading properly they are prone to misunderstanding the point of the discussion and instead focusing on irrelevant detail.

That’s not to say focusing on detail isn’t important it’s just that true understanding derives from seeing the point of the discussion from someone else’s point of view.

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