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bcookeyesterday at 3:06 PM1 replyview on HN

> No developer was ever unhappy to communicate

I've worked with engineers all over the spectrum in terms of their styles, beliefs, and preferences... and some of them are frankly not very interested in getting out of their comfort zone (like heads down, writing code and being alone), and optimizing for the group rather than themselves.

So yes, they are in fact unhappy to communicate (in a general sense), because of how tedious and uncomfortable communication often is.

I'm not saying it's irrational or immoral, or not driven by the types of past poor experiences you mention, but in my experience it's often pretty obviously suboptimal and highly frustrating to work with.


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hirako2000today at 2:15 AM

Some are inherently that way. Yes. Those don't thrive even within the engineer groups. Outliers don't make the rule. OP argues developers are hypocrites for demanding to be left alone when it suits them, or engaged when they feel they job is at stake.

If anything, genAI for coding is making engineers seek more engagement, that can't be a bad thing given the fracture between the business and product development.