Also, the domain we're in is engineering. There are no single correct decisions and everything is about trade-offs. And that's good because otherwise our jobs would be the first to be automated out of existence. All of the discussion in this thread about people "thinking less of" other engineers for their opinions/experiences is fucking gross.
Also you only half-quoted me.
It's "... and/or on drugs".
Also people being stupid doesn't mean that I don't consider anything they say. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Yep. In my experience, hardliners tend to not be great engineers, even if they have decades of experience.
hardliners tend to not be great engineers
"Strong opinions, weakly held" is okay with me though. I don't call that "hardlining."
Although, sometimes it's hard to differentiate "strong opinions, weakly held" from "strong opinions, strongly held, not open to new ideas."