Re:Three programmers got fired, including me, due to a singl...
by asoneth on Sunday July 11, 2021 @12:49PM
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I agree that recent graduates can be extraordinary, but a team with no seasoned developers is still a major red flag to me.
I've worked on many projects, some successful, some not. The difference was often that the successful projects had a critical mass of wise people who had learned from past failures and could anticipate the pitfalls and avoid them -- it seems more rare that actual project success comes down to having yet another brilliant programmer.
I've worked on many projects, some successful, some not. The difference was often that the successful projects had a critical mass of wise people who had learned from past failures and could anticipate the pitfalls and avoid them -- it seems more rare that actual project success comes down to having yet another brilliant programmer.