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Discussion on: When software meets social: Job and career

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Douglas Minnaar

A very thoughtful and well written piece. I suspect there are many that share similar opinions (not only in the software development community). The topics you cover can easily break out into their own dedicated posts. And that got me thinking about something else that you may find interesting.

Have you heard of the quote, "A bad system will beat a good person every time"?

Find more information here. Here is a piece taken from the aforementioned link. "So if a bad system will be beat a good person every time what can you do? You have to focus not on trying harder within the current system but on changing the system so that success is built into the system. Relying on heroic measures is a poor way to manage."

Thanks again for sharing!

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Dylan Boyd

A very powerful and succinct way to look at it, a little like telling someone to focus less on pushing the brick wall with more force and instead rip open the adjacent bag with climbing gear.

I admire how there are outbound links in that post - a sure sign that the author believes in their content!