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The Constructive pessimist
by , posted 02/12/2008
This is why we focus on the darkside
http://techbrew.net/articles/200709/the-constructive-pessimist/ The Dutch Boy Model of Engineer Archetypes The notion of a “constructive pessimist” implies a cartesian coordinate diagram of worker types, where each quadrant represents a unique reaction to the challenges of software development. These four engineering personality types, shown in the diagram below, typically encompass everybody on a software team. The Dutch Boy Model of Engineer Archetypes The types can be summarized by looking at how each would handle the old fable of the dutch boy who encountered a leaky dike. Upon seeing the leak: * The destructive pessimist knocks you down and runs away, “We’re all going to die!” * The destructive optimist blocks your access to the dike, “Don’t worry about it, the leak will fix itself.” * The constructive optimist sticks a piece of gum in the hole, “I fixed it!” * The constructive pessimist sticks his finger in the hole and yells, “This won’t hold for long, go get help.” Message threads
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