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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by rifung on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @06:32PM (#10977101)
They only have a few developers, so it's really not a big deal. I think they only have 2 or 3, including the CEO who, obviously, has a lot of other things to do than write code.

Being as the size of the team is so dependent on a small number of high performers, I don't think it's unusual that they picked a language one of the main people in the company is extremely fluent in.

I've worked with Brian before and he is a beast. I don't know if 10x engineers exist, but if they do I would certainly consider him one.

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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by devishard on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @02:57AM (#10978840)
Describing him as a 10x developer makes me even more skeptical of the decision to switch. Developers who deliver 10x as many features inherently do so at the cost of maintainability.
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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by rifung on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @03:36AM (#10978952)
> Developers who deliver 10x as many features inherently do so at the cost of maintainability

I don't think what you say is completely true. People who are more experienced tend to be able to produce features much more quickly than those who are junior, just because they've already run into issues before so can anticipate them or solve them more quickly. If anything I would argue people like that actually write code more quickly that is more maintainable.

I don't know if he can ship 10x as many features; I didn't think term 10x engineer was used literally. I just know I've worked with quite a number of people and he is one of the best developers I know.

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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by Chris2048 on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @07:56AM (#10979745)
> he is one of the best developers I know

But then, we'd need to know how good your assessment skill/method is. Maybe you misjudge all the developers you work with? What feedback do you get?

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Re:From Python to Lua: Why We Switched by brimworks on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @10:16AM (#10980404)
@rifung - Thanks for the kind words.

@Chris2048 - Distelli is hiring. If you want to make your own assessment of my skill, then join us :).

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