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As a note, if you're in a startup you have no idea how far ahead of most developers you are. I keep forgetting that most developers throw their stuff over the
by mannyv 4y ago
As a note, if you're in a startup you have no idea how far ahead of most developers you are.
I keep forgetting that most developers throw their stuff over the wall to IT and probably don't have a ci pipeline, do IaC, , and probably don't deploy their own microservices or understand the AWS stack. They probably have a 60% chance they use source control instead of just copying folders and changing the folder name. They don't do logging or security. They scale by buying bigger instances. Docker is their current tech boner instead of puppet.
Although pathetic, it is an opportunity.
- freedomben 4y agoThis is true, but most of those devs are in that situation because they want to be. They have less than zero interest in taking on more. Often these people also value job security/stability above advancement/novelty. Many of them also do coding only while at work, and if they will learn a new skill/tech it will be because their employer is paying them to. Often this group will not follow any tech news/blogs/anything and isn't even reachable. In short it's a pretty tough group to market to. To be clear, I'm not making a value judgment on this. If those people are happy with life, that's great! That's mostly the point IMHO.