"Additionally, programmers would do well for to adopt an accountants mindset toward explaining and justifying the reasoning for everything."
It'd be great to be able to do that all the time. OFTEN, however, the 'programmers' aren't treated with the same deference accounting is given, and aren't told about strategic plans and directions. They're effectively kept in the dark and treated as assembly-line workers. Any justification that a developer might give for implementing a change can be dismissed because "you don't have the full picture", followed by "and we're not giving you the full picture".
What was odd about that situation (one in particular, been in 2 I can recall) is that the development/IT people are often positioned in such a way as to have to be aware of everything, and sometimes know more about what various departments are doing, where efficiencies can be implemented, and possibly what changes could benefit the org as a whole, and yet still get treated as line workers.
I realize not every developer has to go through this, but if you recognize yourself in that situation, realize it gets better, and you can do more with your talents/skills if you want to.
"Additionally, programmers would do well for to adopt an accountants mindset toward explaining and justifying the reasoning for everything."
It'd be great to be able to do that all the time. OFTEN, however, the 'programmers' aren't treated with the same deference accounting is given, and aren't told about strategic plans and directions. They're effectively kept in the dark and treated as assembly-line workers. Any justification that a developer might give for implementing a change can be dismissed because "you don't have the full picture", followed by "and we're not giving you the full picture".
What was odd about that situation (one in particular, been in 2 I can recall) is that the development/IT people are often positioned in such a way as to have to be aware of everything, and sometimes know more about what various departments are doing, where efficiencies can be implemented, and possibly what changes could benefit the org as a whole, and yet still get treated as line workers.
I realize not every developer has to go through this, but if you recognize yourself in that situation, realize it gets better, and you can do more with your talents/skills if you want to.