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No, that's the number one trait of a great employee - and the sign of a leader. The number one trait of a great developer is literally their ability to quickly
by lhnz 13y ago
No, that's the number one trait of a great employee - and the sign of a leader.
The number one trait of a great developer is literally their ability to quickly write amazingly elegant code and manage complexity.
- annnnd 13y ago... which is exactly what the OP is saying. "Writing elegant code and managing complexity" means using proven and familiar technologies (or spending enough time to know them inside out). If I could upvote the post by 10, I would - so true.
- gngeal 13y agoNo, that's the number one trait of a great employee - and the sign of a leader. Exercising self-control is being the leader of one person.
- lhnz 13y agoYou're right. I meant to say one of the signs of a leader, you also need charisma && (authority || prestige).
- blindhippo 13y ago"quickly write amazingly elegant code and manage complexity" No... the number one trait of a great developer is to reduce complexity in systems to a maintainable and cost efficient state. Any developer that introduces complexity such as introducing tech stacks that no one else on the team comprehends is not "great" no matter how elegant their code. They are a liability to the employer. Unless, of course, that developer is self employed and is developing a solution for themselves. But that isn't what the article was about.