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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by whalesalad on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:25AM (#26465799)
If you think these guys couldn’t get a job as a software engineer you are deluding yourself.
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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by foepys on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:31AM (#26465856)
At FAANG? Maybe, maybe not. Definitely not without studying first. Here is the example of Max Howell who wrote Homebrew and couldn't get past the whiteboard interview at Google.

https://twitter.com/mxcl/status/608682016205344768

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Re:Why are so many successful founding CEOs software engineers? by EvilEy3 on Monday March 15, 2021 @06:52PM (#26470369)
Who is Max Howell again? Author of Homebrew and... what?
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