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Re:Dear Client, Here’s Why That Change Took So Long by throwaway55554 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:45PM (#19851702)
Sounds like a hiring problem. Start hiring some new devs and keep them separate so as to not contaminate them. As they come up to speed, let one of the other devs go. Wash, rinse and repeat.

Note: I'm a dev and I can tell you I very much dislike working with prima donnas.

Re:Dear Client, Here’s Why That Change Took So Long by commandlinefan on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:52PM (#19851772)
> Sounds like a hiring problem.

Yes, but not the way I think he’s thinking (and maybe not the way you’re thinking either). If you were actually in a room with him and said, “ok, let’s just walk in there right now, fire these clowns and replace them with somebody better” he’d immediately hold up his hand and say, “but I can’t find anybody better…”. So yes, it’s probably a hiring problem but the problem is that he’s putting unreasonable expectations on the people he’s hiring.

Re:Dear Client, Here’s Why That Change Took So Long by megablast on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:09PM (#19852448)
Oh yes, keep them separate from the people who know the application, how it works, what it integrated with, all the codes, all the issues. Brilliant!
Re:Dear Client, Here’s Why That Change Took So Long by throwaway55554 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:31PM (#19852663)
Right!?