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So are you saying that Jane Street more or less bribed people who didn't really care for OCaml to come work in a weird language, by offering a good salary? I fi
by felixyz 3y ago
So are you saying that Jane Street more or less bribed people who didn't really care for OCaml to come work in a weird language, by offering a good salary? I find that far-fetched, and there are many other examples of companies attractive highly-competent people because they choose -- no, not exotic, weird, or niche tech, but good tech, that aid people thinking more clearly and abstracting better.
As in everything else, there is a trade-off involved here of course. And what is truly good and helpful is by no means obvious, and might take time to assess.
- decafninja 3y ago"Bribed" is a crude way to describe it, but in a manner of speaking, yes? I think you might be a tad idealistic, and you might think I'm being a tad cynical. Maybe the truth is in the middle somewhere. But throwing enough money at someone can talk. And not throwing enough money at someone can also talk. Short of being asked to do something unethical or illegal, what's wrong with that? Can you honestly say all of the talented top engineers out there working for top paying companies are doing it for the pursuit of technological perfection, and aren't doing it at least partially for the good money? I would say the same thing about doctors - people all love to say you should not get into medicine for money, but can we honestly say money isn't at least a factor in whether someone decides to pursue a MD?