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> The effect of leaving was easier to measure, the company folded about a year later. Was it because you have a skill so rare that you are irreplaceable, or wa
by sangnoir 7y ago
> The effect of leaving was easier to measure, the company folded about a year later.
Was it because you have a skill so rare that you are irreplaceable, or was the system not documented well enough that someone with the same skill-level as you (or higher) wouldn't be able to maintain it from a clean slate?
- codr7 7y agoI was the most experienced developer and original author, that's a lot of knowledge. There was no one left who was motivated enough and it would have taken much longer than two weeks. I left plenty of documentation behind, but there are so many edge cases where having access to a brain that was involved in the process is invaluable.
- kkarakk 7y agoI can definitely see this issue, Some people just tend to end up "shaping" the software shipped for better or worse. If the org didn't emphasize documentation/knowledge sharing with someoene equally knowledge it would turn out to be pretty horrible
- mooreds 7y agoSounds like there was a good business case for a consulting arrangement after you left.