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What makes "smart" engineers so stupid.

What makes "smart" engineers so stupid.

... yeah, you read that right

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Daniel Beach
Oct 21, 2024
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Don’t be such a baby … if you don’t like the title … I really don’t care. Go write your blog. It’s true. Over the years I’ve had the unfortunate opportunity to meet a lot of incredibly smart engineers who are very stupid.

Compound the fact that for years I’ve been kicking the tires on newish tools and packages that get released, trust me, I have plenty of run-ins and communication with a wide range of “geniuses” who want to set the record straight.

Whether it’s some stranger on the interwebs who is totally incensed about the review of their new tools I wrote, or literally working in the same room with “God’s gift to all Software Engineers” savants, smart though they are, they are incredibly predictable.

Today we are going to take those wicked creatures to task, set them straight, and hopefully, we can all learn important career and personal lessons about how NOT to be.

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