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That suggests what might be a good rule of thumb for distinguishing a rock star programmer from the other kind. The rock star says they can do it, and mean it.

That suggests what might be a good rule of thumb for distinguishing a rock star programmer from the other kind. The rock star says they can do it, and mean it. Then they do it. Done.

j_baker 15y ago
...or the rockstar says they can't do it, and mean it. Then they don't do it. Not done.
- tbsdy 15y ago
  Or the rockstar programmer says it can't be done, then he does it. And the big company looks at it and ignores it.