Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer

Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer by hoten on Thursday May 19, 2022 @03:56PM (#31439359)

I like to say I aim to be the second dumbest person in any room.

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Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer by kilroy123 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @06:38PM (#31441080)

Couldn't agree more. You never want to be the dumbest one in the room. Stressful and dangerous position to find oneself in.

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Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer by amelius on Thursday May 19, 2022 @05:28PM (#31440404)

And Feynman was in the wrong room his entire life.

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Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer by dfcowell on Thursday May 19, 2022 @05:41PM (#31440536)

To his credit, it wasn’t for lack of trying. He was in a lot of pretty good rooms.

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Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer by selimthegrim on Thursday May 19, 2022 @07:50PM (#31441713)

The mathematicial physicist Ray Streater on his website did tell a story where Feynman was definitely in the wrong room.

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Re:Tell HN: The loneliness of a pretty good developer by cranium on Friday May 20, 2022 @01:26AM (#31443684)

Well, he met von Neumann a few times.

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