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I would agree that in my personal experience, those people do tend to be quite intelligent. However, I have not found them to be more productive (and in some ca
by lhc- 12y ago
I would agree that in my personal experience, those people do tend to be quite intelligent. However, I have not found them to be more productive (and in some cases, they seem to be less productive, because they spend so much time fiddling and tweaking instead of just finishing things).
- lostcolony 12y agoBut is that short or long term? That is, is their fiddling and tweaking just code masturbation, or is it actually leading to a better product? Do they produce less in a given amount of time, but that product is more solid, robust, extensible and maintainable than their peers? That may be a worthwhile tradeoff to many businesses.
- ALee 12y agoThis is similar to the PhD filter. You have to find folks who have the right balance between theory and practice.