Why We Argue: Style — Sandi Metz

I've been thinking about why we argue about code, and how we might transform vehement differences of opinion into active forces for good. My thoughts spring from a very specific context.  Ten or twelve times a year I go to an arbitrary business and spend three or more days teaching a course in object-oriented design.  I'm an outsider, but for a few days these business let me in on their secrets.   Here's what I've noticed.  In some places, folks are generally happy.  Programmers get along.  They feel as if they are all "in this together."  At businesses like this I spend most of my time actually teaching object-oriented design. Other places, folks are surprisingly miserable.  ...