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I think part of it is about the price of failure - why do people need not only GOOD programmers but the BEST? Because their business model doesn't work unless t
by taurath 10y ago
I think part of it is about the price of failure - why do people need not only GOOD programmers but the BEST? Because their business model doesn't work unless they succeed fully, the first time (and most still fail). I wonder if it would be better for innovation if ventures could be made without putting ones entire livelihood on the line - I've found that the more "assured" a business is of its model, the more willing they are to coach and train people (at scale, it costs less to have a training regime so you can move lower-paid programmers through your company than it does to pay the highest sought after people in every place of your company).
- mikekchar 10y agoI think part of that perception may come from the kinds of companies you have dealt with. There are many companies where the "IT" side of the company is considered to be mostly superfluous. In fact, most programmers work for these kinds of companies. In my experience, there is still very little training. At best you'll get a 2 day "Scrum Master" course, or a couple of days to go to a conference here or there (which is sadly often seen in the same light that sales people view a sales junket). Even in big insurance companies, etc people don't stick around as employees for long. Of course these companies are not the ones paying double for good programmers.