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I 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 le
by adamgordonbell 4y ago
I 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.