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I think the term was, if not invented, then at least popularised by Joel Spolsky in one of his blog posts. Initially the term was purely positive and did not im
by dagw 4y ago
I think the term was, if not invented, then at least popularised by Joel Spolsky in one of his blog posts. Initially the term was purely positive and did not imply any negative traits.
The core argument of the blog post was that focusing on things like scrum vs agile and different testing methodologies and programming languages etc doesn't matter anywhere near as much as the actual programmers you hire. Hiring the right programmer will have 10x impact on your overall productivity compared to choosing the right project management or testing methodology.
- adamgordonbell 4y agoI believe the term comes from a study done my Tom Demarco, and was about developer performance across companies, on an equal task, with a somewhat controlled level of experience. It def wasn't about some guy on my team rocks, but about this company over here does better work. That meaning isn't really how its used now though. The study was "Programmer Performance and the Effects of the Workplace"
- Izkata 4y agoBuried in the comments here someone posted the quote it came from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34453110 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34453110 It's older than the study you're referring to ( https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/319568.319651 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/319568.319651 )
- adamgordonbell 4y agoNeat.Thanks for tracking these down.