Re:How to set junior employees up for success in remote
by bumby on Monday June 27, 2022 @12:16PM
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I agree. But if we don't manage it well at scale, that underscores that we don't really understand the complexity of the problem. Can you call someone a "top performer" when they don't understand the complexity of the problem?
We can write complex code with minimal errors[1].
"the last three versions of the program — each 420,000 lines long-had just one error each. The last 11 versions of this software had a total of 17 errors. Commercial programs of equivalent complexity would have 5,000 errors."
But I worry when we facilely normalize sub-optimal behavior because we've normalized it. Especially as FAANG and adjacent companies work on safety-critical software and when that attitude pervades other domains.
We can write complex code with minimal errors[1].
"the last three versions of the program — each 420,000 lines long-had just one error each. The last 11 versions of this software had a total of 17 errors. Commercial programs of equivalent complexity would have 5,000 errors."
But I worry when we facilely normalize sub-optimal behavior because we've normalized it. Especially as FAANG and adjacent companies work on safety-critical software and when that attitude pervades other domains.
[1] https://www.fastcompany.com/28121/they-write-right-stuff