> WTF are you software people doing? I think it stems from the fact that software is "soft" i.e. highly malleable and flexible. This improves time-to-market co

> WTF are you software people doing? I think it stems from the fact that software is "soft" i.e. highly malleable and flexible. This improves time-to-market considerably and there is an inherent expectation built-in to "move"/"execute" quickly. This also creates problems. Now the same thing can be done in multiple ways. There is a "my-company" way of doing. There is "my-way" of doing. Throw in personal tastes, likes-dislikes for testing, syntax, editors to name a few. Over the time, people take on multiple identities (e.g. FAANG, language fraternities, clubs of certain technology, editor fraternities etc). These mix and match in at best interesting ways and at worst in toxic ways.