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It is interesting how this article assumes programmer skill has little overall business impact, whereas PG famously argued the opposite. Does the conclusion hol
by rienbdj 8y ago
It is interesting how this article assumes programmer skill has little overall business impact, whereas PG famously argued the opposite. Does the conclusion hold without this assumption?
- arwhatever 8y agoUsing the article's definition of "programmer cred," might the the issue be that the recognition of programmer skill does not extend beyond a very small social radius, regardless of actual business impact?
- granshaw 8y agoI think it matters greatly whether we’re talking about the first programmer (like pg was), vs the tenth, vs the hundredth