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And this is the difference between competence and incompetence in tech. We can argue about whether 10x developers exist, but one thing I hope we can agree on is
by justin_oaks 3y ago
And this is the difference between competence and incompetence in tech. We can argue about whether 10x developers exist, but one thing I hope we can agree on is this: Certain problems can't be solved no matter how many incompetent people we throw at the problem.
- digging 3y agoThis is really what people should be looking for in a hire. If this person joins my team, can I reasonably expect them to bring some sense into our code/infra/schedule? Nonsense creep is constant in a big enough organization, and on-ramping is slow, but asking "what does this even do?" is invaluable (wait, no, it can be quantified!)
- plagiarist 3y agoWe should be realign around "0.1x developer" terminology. Like assume many developers are in the 1x or 2x range, but then there are plenty of 0.1x developers writing scripts that start with 500 lines of comment. Then job postings would have to be, "we're looking for competence and adequacy. We want to pay you a normal amount and get our money's worth."