4 ms·
I would argue that a coasting grey beard could easily be better than a mid level dev with maybe 5 years experience. I run a contract shop and all my best DB gu
by ttt3ts 3y ago
I would argue that a coasting grey beard could easily be better than a mid level dev with maybe 5 years experience.
I run a contract shop and all my best DB guys are greybeards... coasting. It doesn't matter, after so many years with postgres & MySQL they are amazing.
- andrei_says_ 3y agoI take chill in-the-flow steady progress over hyper rah-rah-rah windmill attacks any day, week, and month.
- deepsun 3y agoAgree, with DBA or system administration it's possible. Not so with UI/frontend development, for some reason that's always a rush. I would probably differentiate by work visibility: good work in DBA/sysadmin/security/accounting/quality is invisible, you only notice those folks when they have screwed up. With product/UX/new features it's the other way around, coasting is not possible.
- ttt3ts 3y ago> With product/UX/new features it's the other way around, coasting is not possible. That very much depends on the application. I maintain some enterprise solutions for customers. Clients get upset if UI has flow changes. Also, changes don't make me money unless they are required for a new customer. I will do it on request and invoice for the work but no one is interested in change for the most part. I think this is VERY common in enterprise software.