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Arguably, the cross-pollination of developers moving around is good for employers.
by loeg 11mo ago
Arguably, the cross-pollination of developers moving around is good for employers.
- johnnyanmac 11mo agoGood to minimize bus factor, bad when you want to innovate and expand your business. So I guess it's ideal for this slowing economy focused on "maintenance".
- loeg 11mo agoNo. Good in that developers are exposed to outside skills and ideas they wouldn't be by spending 10 years doing the same thing.
- johnnyanmac 11mo agoI don't think it's good or bad per se. Depends o ntje company needs and the individual desite. But as someone who originally wanted to be a specialist (or at the very leastT-shaped), I see a lot more problem in fostering specialists than generalists under this model. Sometimes you do just need that one guru who breathes C++ to come in and dig deep into your stack. Not always, but the value is irreplaceable.
- loeg 11mo agoYeah, definitely some drawbacks as well. I think you can develop some specialization despite hopping around relatively often, though it’s not the path I’ve chosen (average tenure of 6-7 years per employer).
- samrus 11mo agoSure but there needs to be a balance with momentum. You cant keep losing institutional knowledge like that. I think we are heavily disbalanced towards too much churn