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Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by duxup on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @12:10PM (#37224770)
Isn't that often a case of "What one programmer can do in one month, two programmers can do in two months."?

Companies with all their bureaucracy are often slow, but that bureaucracy also isn't entirely superfluous, and frankly I don't know if any of this was on any given company's list of things to do. Not sure anyone beat anyone to the punch here.

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Re:The first conformant M1 GPU driver by PartiallyTyped on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @12:48PM (#37225355)
Yes, it is. Such a case. A team should be dependent on what needs to be implemented.

For “boring” and “well-trot” stuff that people can just do on autopilot, sure, that scales.

For projects with zero obvious paths, an experienced and lean team is necessary.

I have wasted too much time for superficial CRs, and hand-holding people who didn’t provide value.

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