Re: OT - poor word choice re: Managing Extreme Progr amming

Hi George,

> Yes, my favorite such term is "resources" used to mean "developers." 
> I have no problems when it's used at a high level such as "we don't
> have the resources to take on a new project without dropping
> something else."  Too often, however, I see it used in a much more
> personal and dehumanizing fashion such as "we need to allocate
> specific resources to specific tasks," or "I'm going to have a
> meeting with my resources."

I get the impression that you don't see "developers" as dehumanizing.
 If that's right, what distinction do you see between "developers" and
"resources," so that one dehumanizes and the other doesn't?

Dale



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