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Yes, a 25 year old genius developer can be as good as a 40 year old average developer and better than a 40 year old subpar developer. However, geniuses are, by
by ThrowawayR2 5y ago
Yes, a 25 year old genius developer can be as good as a 40 year old average developer and better than a 40 year old subpar developer. However, geniuses are, by definition, extremely rare, so it should be self-evident that the heuristic is generally valid.
- chrisseaton 5y ago'Won't find' vs 'may rarely find'. How about we just assess each individual without going in with any prejudice based on their age?
- ThrowawayR2 5y agoI already do. But that doesn't have anything to do with the validity of the heuristic.
- chrisseaton 5y agoApplying heuristics against people using personal characteristics they cannot control like their age is harfmul.