@GergelyOrosz: A very very interesting and recent book by Dr Cat Hicks (@grimalkina): Pyschology of Software Teams She makes a good ca…
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Gergely Orosz recommends Dr Cat Hicks's recent book "Psychology of Software Teams," highlighting how companies often misunderstand how developers work — now compounded by the sudden arrival of AI in the workplace.
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A very very interesting and recent book by Dr Cat Hicks (@grimalkina): Pyschology of Software Teams
She makes a good case on how most companies/teams don’t understand how devs operate and think of devs as “brains in jars.” And now we have AI suddenly enter the room… https://t.co/LMbHZWy9yV
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