Re:Why I don't believe in software architects
by Psyonic on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @06:21PM
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So in that case, age really has very little to do with it. Like you said, they'll be even MORE awesome with age. They'd still probably have something to gain from listening to older people, as long as those older people are at least as awesome as they were.
The people who do 9-5 coding are clearly not often the same ones as those who have contributed to the Linux kernel.
What I have found is that, of the people I work with, there are some who are great at what they do. As they gain experience the style of greatness often changes, but the magnitude does not.
(I have even worked with people who become more risk seeking as they progress - they know it can't be done but they don't care as they are confident they can hack around it in time. Cooks especially, but some programmers too.)