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Re:"Normal" engineers are the key to great teams by unconed on Friday March 14, 2025 @07:21AM (#43361516)
>Nothing that we do is so unique that another competent engineer shouldn't be able to fill in for you when you are having an off day.

There is a big difference between filling in someone on an off day, and actually taking over their job. It's only felt over weeks and months.

"Consistent, careful, workmanlike": this does not describe the kind of software built by most teams, but it does describe the work of good individuals.

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