RE: Standards and Egos (was RE: ILE Propoganda)

> > If the first, the most of the time a conflict exists 
> because of one of two
> > things.
> >
> > 1.  Someone doesn't want to learn or use new techniques
> > 2.  Someone thinks they know more than they really do
> 
> I must completely disagree! How can you say that if programmers set
> standards to work together it is only because they either 
> don't want to
> learn anything new or they think they know more than they do? 
> That statement
> simply says, "Standards are no good."

You're reading too much into this.  Those who don't want to learn are
obvious in a shop.  They don't care about standards, but follow them.  So
these programmers who make the standards are not the same ones that just
follow them.

one of the problems with people like this is, they take the path of least
resistance skewing the view of "the team".

> >
> 
> Well, obviously standards need to evolve. But seldom at the 
> pace of the
> programmer who feels he knows best.

Hey, I just ate lunch, I don't feel like having someone stuff words into my
mouth.  <bg>.

> Good programmers
> work with the tools they have. I wrote many programs using 
> RPG II. 

And we're back to square one.  Why should a construction worker not use a
compound miter box because the rest of his team decided it was not a
standard tool to use?  Should he be made to always use a circular saw?

No.

Brad

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