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> I hired a guy at essentially minimum wage to write some very basic HTML pages. Within weeks he was writing code. Within a couple of years he was a much better
by throwaway2037 10mo ago
> I hired a guy at essentially minimum wage to write some very basic HTML pages. Within weeks he was writing code. Within a couple of years he was a much better dev than I'll ever be.
This sounds like a wild story, and I believe it. I love an underdog. Did you ever blog about this? It sounds interesting to read about.
- qingcharles 10mo agoNo, never blogged about it. Don't want to put the guy on blast. We formed our own consultancy at one point and he ended up at a very senior position at a well-known SaaS, so good on him :)