Sergey Machulskis reviewed Developer Hegemony by Erik Dietrich
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5 stars
Totally worth your time, especially if you're a knowledge worker and you feel like grunt sometimes. I expected the book to be a little bit crazy but it isn't. The entire corporation-driven sector of the IT industry is crazy instead.
This book is an in-depth version of Don't Call Yourself A Programmer article, one of my favourites.
And by "in-depth" I mean really deep dive into the delusion of "real programmer". And it debunks a myth that the pyramid-shaped organizational chart is wise, honest and functional.
Writing is very good. The first 100 pages were really intense and dark. It creates a framework allowing you to understand the goals of your coworkers. Or your goals if you're not an adult yet. The rest of the book pushes you to discover the bright future of the industry as the author sees it. It's interesting.
Corporate delusion treatment has made me realize …
Totally worth your time, especially if you're a knowledge worker and you feel like grunt sometimes. I expected the book to be a little bit crazy but it isn't. The entire corporation-driven sector of the IT industry is crazy instead.
This book is an in-depth version of Don't Call Yourself A Programmer article, one of my favourites.
And by "in-depth" I mean really deep dive into the delusion of "real programmer". And it debunks a myth that the pyramid-shaped organizational chart is wise, honest and functional.
Writing is very good. The first 100 pages were really intense and dark. It creates a framework allowing you to understand the goals of your coworkers. Or your goals if you're not an adult yet. The rest of the book pushes you to discover the bright future of the industry as the author sees it. It's interesting.
Corporate delusion treatment has made me realize a thing. Everybody thinks he sees a given topic as is, without illusions. Sure, most people agree there is some incomplete information but they cannot see the dogma they live in. So the phrase "I understand about the topic more than anybody I know and, probably, more than most other people" is a lie. It's the most universal delusion.
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