There’s a certain class of technologist who only wants to talk about how everything they see is shit; all the teams, all the devs, all the practices (except their ones, of course), all the tools (except their ones, of course), and the products (even their ones, often, unless they’re selling coaching)…
I find it best to mute those people.
Tell me what you’ve seen that’s worked. Tell me what you’ve built your proud of. Tell me who you’ve worked with who inspired you.
And for fuck’s sake, do it without shitting down from your high horse in other people.
If you can’t do that you won’t persuade me of your supposed brilliance.
No matter how often you try.