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maybe "that Python guy" is poor, but "that guy who's proficent at Python internals and stuff" is infinitely better "that Linux guy" isn't impressive, but "Linu

• papito 5y ago
  I will bet that a Linux kernel maintainer is a more capable coder than someone stitching together web apps with Rails. Besides, something like language and kernel design is computer science, not day-to-day software development that most of us do.
  • tester34 5y ago
    >I will bet that a Linux kernel maintainer is a more capable coder than someone stitching together web apps with Rails. but who's coder? in my opinion definitely Linux kernel maintainer will be better at topics oriented around OSes, low level, hardware, "system" programming, debugging but I doubt he'll be also better at web development, fancy software engineering patterns/architectures (sagas, blabla), microservices, distributed apps, web security I feel like those use different skills / kinds of knowledge. Try using 'goto' around Java/C# people and you'll be considered as a witch, meanwhile I guess it's relatively not rare in Kernel development
  • dagw 5y ago
    I will bet that a Linux kernel maintainer is a more capable coder than someone stitching together web apps with Rails. Unless you actually need a web app. In which case the "Rails guy" will deliver in a couple of days something the kernel maintainer might struggle with for a couple of weeks. Of course given 3-4 month the kernel maintainer could no doubt become a very proficient Rail developer if they felt incentivized to do so. Your average Rails developer probably won't be able to become a proficient kernel hacker in 3-4 month.
    • joelbluminator 5y ago
      The kernel guy will maybe be ok after 3-4 months if he knows web development (which he probably doesn't). I wouldn't trivialize how easy it is to become a Rails dev.
  • joelbluminator 5y ago
    How many kernel maintainers are there as opposed to Rails/web devs? It's not a viable career path for most.