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The software industry allows for something that's pretty unique - two people can have the same title/role, but one of them might be 100x more productive than an
by etrain 14y ago
The software industry allows for something that's pretty unique - two people can have the same title/role, but one of them might be 100x more productive than another. While some of this difference can come down to innate ability, much of it is about experience and the judgment that comes along with it (better design decisions, architectural sense, etc.)
To that end, it's really bizarre to me that the industry doesn't value its seasoned employees more. These guys have as strong an ability to be a 100x programmer as anyone else.
- ascendant 14y agoAs he points out, the industry likes young kids that can be paid less and worked harder. People that are old enough to know better are generally viewed as "cancerous" because they tell the younger people they don't have to throw away their youth to make other people rich. The people trying to get rich generally don't like that.