I’ve been seeing a lot of complaints lately about discussion among Alt.netters getting mean or visceral. Maybe I’m just toning out the right things or am not privy to those discussions. I still see a lot of good, helpful people in the so-called alt.net community. Even at Microsoft; see the Gu shift post. From helping solve problems to really off topic help, there are just a lot of good devs out there.
We devs can easily get negative because of our predominant traits for analyzing and problem solving. It’s just not fun or appropriate after a certain point. I’d be less inclined to go to a meeting or conference where the majority of conversation is complaining or stupid opinion arguments. Fortunately, I just don’t see a lot of that. Finding a better way is my main objective in exploring ideas, and I think the same is for other alt.netters. If I’m naive about this, then fine because I have a positive view of many others out there on the intertubes.
As a warning, please remember this: nobody’s perfect, everybody has opinions, personal style should be respected, and getting the job done and getting along are very important. Thanks to all those who have taken the time to help or chat with me. I hope to be as helpful in return or to others.
Here’s a little cred to some of the many who deserve it:
There are more. I just wanted to make the point there are plenty of good devs out there.