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Ask HN: Are superstar programmers usually good at CS research also?
And if so, in which areas of CS?
- seventyheads 5y agoNot necessarily. Research requires a different combination of skills - 1) ability to quickly read a research paper to get the main gist, 2) ability to estimate if a contribution is incremental or novel, 3) writing a coherent research paper, 4) defining a good experimental setup etc.
- d82nsjk9 5y agoWell, what does "superstar programmers" even mean? Does it mean the "10x programmer" that aces FAANG interviews?
- nintendo1889 5y agoThe Superstar program is hard to identify, rather than easy. Alex St John stated this.