Remember some of the hot-button issues in tech over the last decade? People angry over the use of the word "passion". The merits of "craftsmanship". Whether the "10x developer" is a myth.
Something connects all of these debates, and nobody's really talking about it. That's why I wrote this essay: https://blog.testdouble.com/posts/2023-07-12-the-looming-demise-of-the-10x-developer/
@searls 👍👍 Very well-written and much food for thought.
Might I throw out another category: person who's only occasionally an enthusiast programmer and otherwise a lot of the time feeling either like an impostor or simply burned out and wanting literally any other career than programming. Asking for a friend…
@jaredwhite Wow, that description describes me perfectly. And I’m retired! Thought I’d still dabble in coding. Every time I start something I ask myself why the hell I’m doing this and eventually stop.
@coperob the struggle is real