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At least according to this tool, "rock stars" are still fair game. EDIT: never mind, I got it wrong. No rock stars either.

• goldfeld 4y ago
  I have often wondered though how many coders worldwide are really comparable to a rock star, I guess in terms of standing out as a super creative outlier. So many rockstar wannabes out there in the wild world..
  • ravenstine 4y ago
    Linus is the only one I can think of given his level of job security. Maybe Woz, but I don't think he doesn't seem to be a professional coder today. Perhaps Stephen Wolfram. Everyone else seems much more disposable than even B-tier rock/pop stars, relatively speaking. Bill doesn't count given he likely hasn't touched any code himself since the 1980s. I've heard of multiple language and framework designers who failed to score a job when it really should have been a slam dunk. There might be rockstars among the foot soldiers of tech, but virtually none outside of that.
  • yamtaddle 4y ago
    The number may as well be zero. It's pure marketing crap. Relatedly, no US Marines have ever defeated a lava monster with a magic sword.
• bryanrasmussen 4y ago
  Our David Lee Roth React/Redux guru recent left and we are looking for a Sammy Hagar to fill his shoes!