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It's worth noting that the borders between these categories aren't simple vertical and horizontal lines. Within limits, the more talent you have, the less nice
by fpgeek 14y ago
It's worth noting that the borders between these categories aren't simple vertical and horizontal lines.
Within limits, the more talent you have, the less niceness you can get away with. In other words, the line between (I) and (II) slopes down.
The line between (IV) and (I) (and between (II) and (III), for that matter) might also slope down, but that's complicated by the talent threshold being more important, I believe.
- saraid216 14y agoThere isn't a claim that the points that would represent various people would be equally distributed among the four boxes. The more detail you add, the more evidence you have to provide.
- numeromancer 14y agoWithin limits, the more talent you have, the less niceness you can get away with. This misreads the situation a little, I think. The more talented you are, the more likely you are to recognize the value of “niceness” (in its current meaning (“kind”) and its older meaning (“careful and particular”)). That's why someone whose code is well-commented and carefully designed has shown more talent than the arrogant trickster whose 2k-line functions full of 1-letter variable names “comment themselves”.