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I totally see your point about the advice being douchey. But in this case it was somebody specifically asking for how to make the most money as a dev. Not a str
by starmole 11y ago
I totally see your point about the advice being douchey. But in this case it was somebody specifically asking for how to make the most money as a dev. Not a struggling single mom making ends meet. In his context I think I made sense. But I would never tell that to somebody trying to get by.
- ryandrake 11y agoMy issue is not that it's "douchey". It's that it's not repeatable. I can change my mind and go into work tomorrow not motivated by money but that alone will not change my career path. A more useful answer would be something along the lines of: "Get N years of domain experience in X technology at one of A, B, or C firms, and learn sales."
- starmole 11y agoI strongly disagree with the repeatable idea. Any progress comes from people NOT repeating things. Computers are good for repeatable stuff. Repeatable means institutional. It is the enemy of progress.
- austinjp 11y agoProgress != profit, for any value of "progress". There are thousands and thousands of very successful businesses that mimic other businesses. Burger chains are a trivial example.
- caminante 11y agoYet, very successful burger chains aren't selling "burgers," just like Starbucks isn't just selling "coffee." If that were the case, every business would make average burgers.