Blogging Ottinger (tim)Something Kent Beck Said
I saw something Kent said in a mailing list, and wanted to put it here for reference (and because my friends would appreciate it).
When secrets are easy to keep, keeping secrets is a power position. When
secrets are hard to keep (as they increasingly are), keeping secrets becomes
a position of weakness–you never know when someone is going to reveal what
you have been hiding. When secrets have a short half-life, transparency
becomes the power position […]
This is something that has a strong resonance with things I have learned. I have nothing to add to this.
Tim,
I have not left a comment here before but I have been following your blog for a few months now. I really appreciate it when share insights you have heard or seen from life and compare it to scripture.
Thanks for sharing. It amazing me how most of these comparisons have blessed and helped me thru difficult times at work (programming) and at home (relationships).
-DB
Comment by Dr. Bubba — 2008-January-4 @ 02:53