Bulldozer00's Blog

The other day, my teammates and I had a short e-discussion on how much ego we should each personally invest in our code base. On the one hand, “no ego” can lead to apathy and a crappy, untended, code base. On the other hand, too much ego can trigger too many confrontational ego-battles and lead to a crappy, colliding styles, code base. We decided that there’s some sweet spot in the middle, but we don’t know what the freak it is. D’oh!

Historically, my personal style has been investing “too much ego“; which manifests as both offensive and defensive behavior. Being a devilishly clever (but certainly not smart) bloke, I’ve spent way more time offending than defending – cuz offense is much more fun to the ego. On the bright side, I think I have been slooowly getting betting over time, but it doesn’t really matter what I think.

How about you? Are you too apathetic? Too ego-dominated? Do you care?