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This is simply not true. I have met a few and know of a few other great programmers - the ones who do the work of 5-10 lesser programmers - who exactly fit thi
by sambeau 16y ago
This is simply not true.
I have met a few and know of a few other great programmers - the ones who do the work of 5-10 lesser programmers - who exactly fit this description (and some that don't). Either way, if you have one of these guys you shouldn't mind having to pay for a minder.
Guys like this are common in the games industry, but I've met a few working in other fields.
I have found that these programmers tend to be idolised and adored by the rest of the coders: good programmers tend to appreciate great craftsmanship. Plus, everyone ups their game in the hope that some of the magic will rub off. It's also easy to take a few clever risks if you have one of these guys standing behind you.
- Montagist 16y agoI disagree with -you-, sometimes even coders can buy into hype. If you play up someone's ego and idolize them, they'll just continue to do things like not document their code or - as wulzcer put it [save an extra two lines but cost the next person two hours of debugging]. Never thought I'd be the guy talking like this, but rockstar attitude does little positive for the team. Kinda funny that Yelp's on this list; I see their office everyday as the elevator passes by on the way to mine, -and- they've one of the worst apis ever. haha