4 Aug
2011
4 Aug
'11
11:59 a.m.
Sorry, forgot to post to list.
On 3 August 2011 10:26, Alexandre Prokoudine
<alexandre.prokoudine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
So you don't want to help developers by chasing government contracts for them?
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 1:01 PM, James Morris wrote:
Does "That means quitting the dangerous `I'm just a programmer'
attitude" really sound like an appeal to people in general to you?
Is it not surprising I instead interpreted it as a dig directed at
developers, insinuating them to be insular and stubborn?
(Which some of them probably are, but that's not surprising
considering the existence of bloggers).
Developers should develop software, end of.
In an imaginary perfect world where there is no pain and death :)
A lot of free software is developed on a
voluntary basis, because the
developer wants to, not because they're paid.
Exactly. There is no rule that works for everyone.
You have no right to tell these developers it is
their job to go chasing
government contracts.
I think you got it entirely wrong. I was appealing to people who want
to make a change. I'm all for getting all sorts of professionals
involved, but here and
now if we want to get anything done and we can't find people who are
better at design, usability and marketing than us, then we can either
keep moaning or bloody well study the stuff the best we can.
Fine, just don't take digs at developers who would rather develop
software. Believe it or not, many developers
Do you think usability architects focus on just usability? No, they
study every-fucking-thing that is even remotely related to human
beings and the world around us: art, architecture. physics etc.
Well let's all hail the new saviours! My, how big their brains must be!
Such
activities are much better suited to people with big strong forceful
opinionated personalities such as yourself.
Me? No, I'm as humble as a lamb :)