Ron Burk on The Psychology of Incompetence

by Randy Stewart on August 3, 2009

in Speakers, Videos

Here’s a great talk from the last Ignite to warm you up for tonight’s Ignite 7 event.

Why does software suck so bad? Is it possible that a lot of us really smart computer programmers are, in fact… incompetent? Ron Burk, with his wry style, asks the hard questions about hiring, firing and working with incompetence in the software industry in this talk that went viral on YouTube.

About Ron Burk

Ron Burk - Ignite Seattle 6Ron is the former editor of Windows Developer’s Journal and author of the upcoming book “The Pop Psychology of Programming.” You can find Ron Burk on his blog.

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Thomas Pickett October 27, 2009 at 1:52 pm

I am just wondering if anyone has done big studies on Incompetence in the work place? I think this might be a bigger issue than with just programming.

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