I think we should apply the same standards to social skills: it's nothing to be proud of if you're bad at, and it's not god given (you can learn socials skills, yes).

Yes, social graces are important. The difference is that the developers I care to work with don't make it #1. It's more like #4 or #5, unlike most other people.

BTW developers mostly write their software for users, so they should accept users as important, even seemingly stupid users.

I don't. I write software cause it's fun. That people are helped out is a neat side-benefit.

My criteria for good software:
  1. Does it work?
  2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?

In reply to Re^2: Please remember that geeks have their own social mores. by dragonchild
in thread Please remember that geeks have their own social mores. by dragonchild

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