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John Carmack?
by aaaaaaaaaaab 5y ago
John Carmack?
- GekkePrutser 5y agoThey did say "at Apple". But Carmack is from a generation where developers were often still working on something on their own. I do see a shift to a model where developers are viewed more as a commodity and less as artists. In a "just throw more developers at the problem" kind of way.
- p_l 5y ago"Shift"? It's been around long enough that seminar works on management calling the practice out are disregarded by some as outdated just by age
- amelius 5y agoEverybody wants to commoditize their complement. This includes managers.
- pitched 5y agoIt feels like the trend right now is that developers are more expensive than managers. So if they’re a commodity, it’s the most precious kind. If the power dynamic keeps shifting that way though, I bet we’ll see some more like artists and less like cogs in the machine. Maybe not so much artists and more like other professionals.
- amelius 5y agoUnfortunately, having a unique ability is no guarantee for not being treated like dirt, history tells us. E.g. look at how women have been treated historically up to recently.