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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by dba7dba on Saturday May 06, 2017 @01:35AM (#14278863)
My uneducated guess is that the engineer with 10 years of experience is just very complacent. He probably can get another job even after this one, because of the 'experience', and he knows this.

But the 1st engineer is starting out so he's extra motivated. Motivation brings out creativity, energy, and result.

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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by wutbrodo on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:26PM (#14303939)
That doesn't really comport with what I see day-to-day. This guy definitely doesn't enjoy not being able to do anything and breaking everything that he touches; you can see that it upsets him. I don't know why HN (and people in general) are so desperate to avoid the possibility that differences in ability can exist.
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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by dba7dba on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:14AM (#14321788)
I agree with you. Some people are just better than others. I don't deny that. I didn't know that the guy definitely does not enjoy breaking things.
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