>It's also a breath of fresh air in an industry whose practitioners can't distinguish technology from magic.
And sadly often don't want to. My biggest pet peeve is helping someone figure out a bug, and when I see the problem and start explaining what's happening they give me some sort of "I don't want to know about all that, just tell me how to fix it!" response. If you want to spend my time to learn something so you can contribute to the project better - cool I'm in as along as it takes. If you just want to use my knowledge and time so you can work less - fuck off, I have my own deadlines for my own work.
It's also a breath of fresh air in an industry whose practitioners can't distinguish technology from magic.