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I think he has a pretty decent take on it. Personally I think the whole "rockstar / ninja" jumped the shark a while back. A "rockstar" is a unique and rare in
by brk 18y ago
I think he has a pretty decent take on it.
Personally I think the whole "rockstar / ninja" jumped the shark a while back. A "rockstar" is a unique and rare individual, it's a loose definition but it would seem to imply that not EVERYONE can be a rockstar (or ninja).
The term is getting over applied to everything these days in the startup/tech world.
Writing job adverts is a tough gig. You need to make people want to work for your job and relate to the position without dipping too heavily into the bag-o-cliches or applying excessive acronym scattershot
- FreeKill 18y agoAnytime I see the word rockstar or ninja in a job listing, I don't think of a unique individual. The first thing it makes me think of is that they want someone they can pile on totally unrealistic expectations (not enough resources, not enough time, not enough defined requirements) but still expect it to get done perfectly every time. As soon as I read that, I move on to the next listing every time...
- ambition 18y agoNone of the really great coders I know think of themselves as "rockstars" or "ninjas." Usually they think of themselves as senior software developers, and other people call them superstars.