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Reminds me of an old joke about a policeman who pulls over a poor driver. The driver complain "But I haven't been in a single accident", the reply from the poli

by hi_hi 2y ago

Reminds me of an old joke about a policeman who pulls over a poor driver. The driver complain "But I haven't been in a single accident", the reply from the policeman, "Yes, but you've caused dozens". Some people are just oblivious to the trail of destruction left in their wake.

linsomniac 2y ago
“Almost every software development organization has at least one developer who takes tactical programming to the extreme: a tactical tornado. The tactical tornado is a prolific programmer who pumps out code far faster than others but works in a totally tactical fashion. When it comes to implementing a quick feature, nobody gets it done faster than the tactical tornado. In some organizations, management treats tactical tornadoes as heroes. However, tactical tornadoes leave behind a wake of destruction. They are rarely considered heroes by the engineers who must work with their code in the future. Typically, other engineers must clean up the messes left behind by the tactical tornado, which makes it appear that those engineers (who are the real heroes) are making slower progress than the tactical tornado.” ― John Ousterhout, A Philosophy of Software Design
- lo_zamoyski 2y ago
  In other words, the "10x programmer".
  - ignoramous 2y ago
    Not really; as a 10x programmer, to some, improves outcomes by 10x regardless of the team members and project status, but LLM and agents built on it, may soon qualify.
    - dartos 2y ago
      The only thing more wild than thinking 10x devs is more than corporate speak is thinking that LLMs could be 10x devs.
      - ignoramous 2y ago
        LLM and agents may soon qualify as "tactical tornadoes". > The only thing more wild That's not my point, which was, to some a 10x dev != 10x code monkey.
        dartos 2y ago
        I hear what you’re saying and was intentionally making a tangential joke about how “10x dev” is meaningless corporate speak and anyone who thinks otherwise is a little too lost in the sauce.
- JohnMakin 2y ago
  Have had multiple roles running behind these guys cleaning up their messes. If I’m now ever in a position to just let them flail around (not always possible as these guys are often leads) I try to do so, if they are abusive about it, I’ll just quit. this is a major cause of burnout.

by hi_hi 2y ago

linsomniac 2y ago

“Almost every software development organization has at least one developer who takes tactical programming to the extreme: a tactical tornado. The tactical tornado is a prolific programmer who pumps out code far faster than others but works in a totally tactical fashion. When it comes to implementing a quick feature, nobody gets it done faster than the tactical tornado. In some organizations, management treats tactical tornadoes as heroes. However, tactical tornadoes leave behind a wake of destruction. They are rarely considered heroes by the engineers who must work with their code in the future. Typically, other engineers must clean up the messes left behind by the tactical tornado, which makes it appear that those engineers (who are the real heroes) are making slower progress than the tactical tornado.” ― John Ousterhout, A Philosophy of Software Design

lo_zamoyski 2y ago
In other words, the "10x programmer".
- ignoramous 2y ago
  Not really; as a 10x programmer, to some, improves outcomes by 10x regardless of the team members and project status, but LLM and agents built on it, may soon qualify.
  - dartos 2y ago
    The only thing more wild than thinking 10x devs is more than corporate speak is thinking that LLMs could be 10x devs.
    - ignoramous 2y ago
      LLM and agents may soon qualify as "tactical tornadoes". > The only thing more wild That's not my point, which was, to some a 10x dev != 10x code monkey.
      - dartos 2y ago
        I hear what you’re saying and was intentionally making a tangential joke about how “10x dev” is meaningless corporate speak and anyone who thinks otherwise is a little too lost in the sauce.
JohnMakin 2y ago
Have had multiple roles running behind these guys cleaning up their messes. If I’m now ever in a position to just let them flail around (not always possible as these guys are often leads) I try to do so, if they are abusive about it, I’ll just quit. this is a major cause of burnout.