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Linus is as aspy of a nerd as it gets, and he did fine. You don’t need the thing you think you need.
by coffeemug 6y ago
Linus is as aspy of a nerd as it gets, and he did fine. You don’t need the thing you think you need.
- stephc_int13 6y agoTo be honest, he did fine given the context, but Linus had some issues that would have quickly jeopardized his managing career in almost any companies.
- coffeemug 6y agoThat's a problem with the companies not with Linus.
- nindalf 6y agoIn recent years, even Linus realised that it was a problem with Linus and took steps to fix it. There's no way in hell any of us would be ok with our managers treating us the same way Linus treated other engineers. It worked because he's a genius and he controls the Linux project. You had to play by his rules or not at all. Google doesn't have the same advantage - it's not the only game in town.
- jeffreyrogers 6y agoI do not think this is true at most big companies. I have had plenty of managers who are as disagreeable as Linus. At least Linus is usually correct, not true of many managers who no longer understand the technical details.
- obviouslynotme 6y agoI am not intimately familiar with Linus beyond his product Linux and his famous rants, so I can only grant you his aspy-ness. I think Linus's handling of the Linux kernel is an excellent example of stellar technical leadership in a parallel track. It is what technical companies should look like. Engineers do their thing without worrying about administrative tasks like HR bullshit, salary negotiations, hiring, firing, and fights over who makes the coffee.
- remexre 6y agoTo be fair, the majority (vast majority?) of people who get paid to work on the kernel do in fact have to endure HR bullshit, salary negotiations, etc.; they're just doing it with Intel HR or Qualcomm HR rather than Linux Foundation HR.