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This is only true if you're 100% unwilling/unable to do anything except code. This is not true of all "developers." Being able to code does not disqualify you
by dangrover 15y ago
This is only true if you're 100% unwilling/unable to do anything except code.
This is not true of all "developers." Being able to code does not disqualify you from being an intelligent, versatile human being capable of all sorts of things. And, failing that, it certainly does not prevent you from taking a holistic look at your business and outsourcing the things you can't handle.
The funny thing you realize is how many designers can't design, how many salespeople can't sell, etc. By being committed and flexible, it's amazing the edge you can have, even if you have to pay other people sometimes.
Contrary to popular belief, the first time you code something, the computer does not shoot beams out to alter your DNA and devolve you into a developer sapiens/developer-o-saurus. What you choose to spend your time on and prioritize is up to you, and being able to code only makes you more capable, not less.
- MrKurtHaeusler 15y agoLife is far too short to take time away from things we want to, or like doing, to waste on things we are merely willing, or able to do.
- einhverfr 15y agoSo, bring in other people onto projects who can do these other things.
- potatolicious 15y agoOoh ooh! I know this one! [bzzzzt] What is... a company! What'd I win?
- einhverfr 15y agoIt could be. You could also be hiring a guy who does marketing to help you get more customers, give some other guy a sales commission for sending work your way, and so forth. These things don't always require formal structures. You have more power as one who is self-employed rather than an employee. The fact is there is nothing limiting this advice to developers. If you know how to do bookkeeping, for example, you can become self-employed and rent out your services to customers rather than having them hire an employee.
- jroseattle 15y agoWho has this popular belief? On the contrary, most people I know assume competency in one discipline automatically grants them competency in others.
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