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Who is judging the code not being satisfactory? Can we see example of the code in question? Can we also see examples of the code written by those who say other

Who is judging the code not being satisfactory? Can we see example of the code in question? Can we also see examples of the code written by those who say other folk's code isn't satisfactory? In other words, are the evaluators even competent? Usually not.

decafninja 4y ago
Wasn’t he bringing Tesla SWEs to do this?
fhd2 4y ago
What else was Musk gonna proclaim about why they were fired? That he needed to scare the remaining staff into submission by getting rid of a few more without any rational selection criteria? It already stopped making sense at "10 most salient lines of code". He's trying to spread his truth that he knows anything about software (or tech at large), a fiction that was probably always a big reason for why people gave him money. Enough seem to buy it. Probably the one thing he is an actual genius at: Marketing.
- matthewdgreen 4y ago
  If you want some hair-raising stories of Musk mistreating his employees and generally being self-destructive, this article was a pretty good warning. There’s a story halfway down about Musk firing a competent engineer just because he was pissed off and that engineer was nearby. You can’t read the entire thing without thinking either (a) it’s all lies, nobody could be that cruel and inept, or (b) holy crap he’s the worst boss ever. This Twitter debacle has been illuminating. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-tesla-life-inside-gigafactory/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-tesla-life-inside-giga...
  - ProjectArcturis 4y ago
    Good God, why would anyone work for him?
matt-attack 4y ago
Must a talented food critique also be a good chef?
- sys_64738 4y ago
  Is the food critic also a SW developer?
- ffssffss 4y ago
  Even this metaphor breaks down, in what way would someone who eats at 5 star restaurants be qualified to comment on the structure of the recipe or the reliable sourcing of ingredients? The truth is pretty clear at this point: Musk has no technical chops.
- djur 4y ago
  What a food critic reviews (the food, the service, the ambience) is analogous to the user-facing Twitter experience, which you don't need to be a programmer to review. What a chef does to create that dining experience (sourcing ingredients, planning menus, organizing the kitchen) is analogous to what programmers are doing, and that's not something you can usefully critique without relevant experience. In any case, I wouldn't really trust a food critic who couldn't cook. But even the greatest home cook is not a chef.
- roflyear 4y ago
  If they are looking at the recipe and using that to judge the food, yeah...
_hyn3 4y ago
> Who is judging the code not being satisfactory? Can we see example of the code in question? Why should you see the code, or learn who the judge is, or be the judge yourself? Are you qualified to judge someone else's $44B acquisition? If you haven't recently purchased a social network for $44B, then you are not qualified to look at things from their perspective either. Go start your own company and then you can do what you want with yours and your investors' money, but Elon Musk doesn't owe you a shred of explanation for anything he chooses with the company that he bought that he clearly believes was on life support, at best.
- hello_friendos 4y ago
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- mcphage 4y ago
  > the company that he bought that he clearly believes was on life support Well, it is now.

decafninja 4y ago

Wasn’t he bringing Tesla SWEs to do this?

fhd2 4y ago

What else was Musk gonna proclaim about why they were fired? That he needed to scare the remaining staff into submission by getting rid of a few more without any rational selection criteria? It already stopped making sense at "10 most salient lines of code". He's trying to spread his truth that he knows anything about software (or tech at large), a fiction that was probably always a big reason for why people gave him money. Enough seem to buy it. Probably the one thing he is an actual genius at: Marketing.

matthewdgreen 4y ago
If you want some hair-raising stories of Musk mistreating his employees and generally being self-destructive, this article was a pretty good warning. There’s a story halfway down about Musk firing a competent engineer just because he was pissed off and that engineer was nearby. You can’t read the entire thing without thinking either (a) it’s all lies, nobody could be that cruel and inept, or (b) holy crap he’s the worst boss ever. This Twitter debacle has been illuminating. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-tesla-life-inside-gigafactory/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-tesla-life-inside-giga...
- ProjectArcturis 4y ago
  Good God, why would anyone work for him?

matt-attack 4y ago

Must a talented food critique also be a good chef?

sys_64738 4y ago
Is the food critic also a SW developer?
ffssffss 4y ago
Even this metaphor breaks down, in what way would someone who eats at 5 star restaurants be qualified to comment on the structure of the recipe or the reliable sourcing of ingredients? The truth is pretty clear at this point: Musk has no technical chops.
djur 4y ago
What a food critic reviews (the food, the service, the ambience) is analogous to the user-facing Twitter experience, which you don't need to be a programmer to review. What a chef does to create that dining experience (sourcing ingredients, planning menus, organizing the kitchen) is analogous to what programmers are doing, and that's not something you can usefully critique without relevant experience. In any case, I wouldn't really trust a food critic who couldn't cook. But even the greatest home cook is not a chef.
roflyear 4y ago
If they are looking at the recipe and using that to judge the food, yeah...

_hyn3 4y ago

> Who is judging the code not being satisfactory? Can we see example of the code in question? Why should you see the code, or learn who the judge is, or be the judge yourself? Are you qualified to judge someone else's $44B acquisition? If you haven't recently purchased a social network for $44B, then you are not qualified to look at things from their perspective either. Go start your own company and then you can do what you want with yours and your investors' money, but Elon Musk doesn't owe you a shred of explanation for anything he chooses with the company that he bought that he clearly believes was on life support, at best.

hello_friendos 4y ago
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mcphage 4y ago
> the company that he bought that he clearly believes was on life support Well, it is now.