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(Need for Cognitive) Closure

travisgriggs
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tech

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cognitive bias

software engineering

team management

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The author shares their experience with junior programmers and non-tech managers exhibiting a high Need for Cognitive Closure (NFCC), and discusses its implications for good engineering practices.

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travisgriggs
10h ago
I went searching for a term to describe what I so often experience with junior programmers and non-tech manager types. It was cathartic to find that there's an actual term for it.

My hypothesis today is that good engineering has a strong dependency on either being able to be really disciplined about NFCC or having a low value for it. Thoughts?

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