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> I’ve never heard of Gartner Which branch of the quantum multiverse are you in? I want to go there.

• zahlman 1y ago
  I'd like to explain, but I literally don't understand what branches I'd have to be in in order to have heard of them.
  • antonvs 1y ago
    If you've worked at any large corporation in the US there's a good chance you would have seen a Gartner Magic Quadrant in a slide deck at some point, at the very least. People use them as a way to justify their choices, because they're slide-deck friendly - just paste the chart and say "look, X is a leader on the Magic Quadrant, therefore we should buy X!" The Magic Quadrant started out as a gimmick to kind of popularize Gartner's consulting services, but ended up becoming what they were most known for, to the point they now have to include disclaimers saying "uh guys? we do other stuff too, y'know?"
    • zahlman 1y ago
      It sounds like I'd not only have to have worked at a "large corporation in the US" (I live in Canada), but have had a role that would have required sitting at meetings where business purchasing decisions are made. There are a lot of programmers out there not meeting that description.