It's over developed my already prevalent logical thinking. This is great because I'm known as a clear thinker that can solve complex problems, but I've found that a lot of people have difficulty thinking in these terms, preferring to remain in a more emotional pattern.
End result is that it harder to relate to more and more people, which remains important. I'd imagine this happens to most programmers, although I don't think there is a good appreciation for how significant this is generally.
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It's over developed my already prevalent logical thinking. This is great because I'm known as a clear thinker that can solve complex problems, but I've found that a lot of people have difficulty thinking in these terms, preferring to remain in a more emotional pattern.
End result is that it harder to relate to more and more people, which remains important. I'd imagine this happens to most programmers, although I don't think there is a good appreciation for how significant this is generally.
Worst bits:
- You can tell someone the answer to their problem, and they just stare at you, confused, while their emotions have to deflate.
- When you realize you're talking more abstractly than they can understand.
- Or they argue really basic stuff, as they've never been exposed to it. E.g. language alters thought.
It's like talking to some sort of organic thing instead of what you think of as normal. Perhaps later humans and programmers will diverge genetically?
Actually, the worst part is thinking there's something wrong with them, when in reality you're the weird one. :-)
Hey, between them, me, and the computer, I win the vote. They're the strange one dammit.
I feel this too. The key is to not receive what other people say as bug reports, so you won't get the urge to fix them or find a solution.
True enough, that's a good way of putting it.
That's extremely difficult to though as a manager!