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Re:What Silicon Valley gets about engineers that traditional... by tolbish on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:42PM (#25720260)
That would give developers too much power and make them non replaceable/interchangeable.
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Re:What Silicon Valley gets about engineers that traditional... by consp on Sunday January 10, 2021 @05:08PM (#25720583)
They already aren't replaceable in that sense. It it impossible to open a can of developers and hope to get results straight away or hope nothing gets lost if someone leaves.
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Re:What Silicon Valley gets about engineers that traditional... by p_l on Sunday January 10, 2021 @05:56PM (#25721171)
If you drop your expectations low enough, then yes, it's possible. It involves a steady churn state and the idea that "it's just how it is".
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