7 Excuses Software Developers Make
How to handle excuses and avoid making them as a programmer
Fear of responsibility is part of human nature as much as fear of the dark. We software developers are no different.
I have made many excuses in my career, especially early on. Later on, I have heard many excuses from the standpoints of a colleague, team leader, and client.
Here are some of the most common programmer excuses along with a translation from dev-speak into human English and some thoughts on how to handle each situation.
I don’t have an eye for design
“I just have no feel for visual things, you know, which colors to put together. I think we need to hire a designer for this signup form.”
This excuse is made when:
The developer is assigned a task that requires a bit of visual thinking or creativity. This often happens if the team doesn’t have an in-house designer.
What it actually means:
The developer doesn’t want to leave the comfort zone that is his IDE. Lots of us, myself included, have tried to stay away from design matters.
