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Re:A Career Ending Mistake by sokoloff on Sunday November 24, 2024 @01:01PM (#42229248)
I've heard the term (or "individual contributor") since at least the first dotcom boom in the late 90s.
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Re:A Career Ending Mistake by bitwize on Sunday November 24, 2024 @02:17PM (#42229715)
It's been in use in engineering for decades now. My father was familiar with the term in his career, and he's pre-boomer.
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