Why Software Developers Are Silent in Meetings 为什么程序员在会议中比较沉默

They Shouldn’t Be

他们不应该

Ever sat in a Sprint Retro where your Scrum Master didn’t arrive for ten minutes?
有没（试过）参加 Sprint Retro 会议，然后敏捷教练开始10分钟了还没过来？
I just did. We sat in silence.
我试过，我们就是沉默地坐着
Ever been in a Sprint Retro where almost nobody participates?
是否参与过一个几乎没人参与的sprint retro ？
Are you thinking I just did?
你是否在想我刚刚已经这么做了？
You’re a great blog reader if you did! Well done you!
如果你就是这么想的，那你就是一个很好的博客读者！做的好！
What’s going on? Everyone isn’t socially inept.
怎么回事？不是每个人的社交都这么笨拙。
Although in my particular meeting, most people actually were
即便是在特定的会议上，大部分人实际上也是这样子。
So, why is engagement so low in so many meetings for software developers?
所以，对软件开发人员来讲，为什么在这么多会议中参与度如此之低呢？

Social pressure

社交压力

The technical staff at our place never tend to talk in these meetings. That means there is social pressure not to.
我们这的技术人员在这些会议中从不讲话，这意味着不这样做是有社交压力的。
Want to be part of the in-group with us developers?
想要成为我们开发团队的一员么？
Wear a hoodie, and keep your mouth shut.
穿一个连帽衫，然后保持闭嘴。

Introverts and forced fun

内向者被迫参加（大规模社交性）娱乐活动

Many software developers like to think about the questions and queries we might get asked in any meeting.
很多软件开发在任何一个会议上都会预先去思考可能会被问到的问题和疑问。
Many Agile ceremonies still have unpredictable formats and concepts that stand in the way of participation.
很多敏捷仪式仍然具有不可预期的形式及概念，这些因素妨碍了人们的参与。
Stand-up meetings that sometimes run through us in alphabetical order and sometimes in reverse alphabetical order.
站会时，我们有时会按字母排序顺序进行，有时则是按字母反顺序进行。
Neither of the two options makes this fun in any way.
这两个选择都不能使这个过程变得有趣。
Sprint Retro with forced fun boards where we write comments on virtual Post-it notes.
sprint retro会使用趣味板，我们可以在虚拟便利贴上写上评论。
I’m just going to write no blockers on mine.
我刚想在自己的评论中写没有阻碍。
The mention of forced fun makes me think of Christmas parties I don’t want to go to.
提到强制性娱乐，使我想起了不想去参加的圣诞派对。

How’s your vacation planning going?

你的假期计划进行的怎样了？

None of us have any family or friends.
我们中没有人有家庭或朋友。
Asking about our holiday plans makes us sad, as we’ll probably come to work that week anyway.
询问我们的假期计划使我么感到难过，因为那周我们可能会过来上班。
You know what I mean?
你理解我的意思么？

Those running the meeting are different from…

那些主持会议的人和我们的区别。。。