Re:Ask HN: How do you define a 'top developer'?
by rubberband on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @08:25AM
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I agree that it's presumptuous to give yourself big ol' gold star, as a "top developer".
I don't consider myself one, but if I had to define it, I would say that they were within the top 10-20% percent of whatever arbitrary metrics are most important to you. If you want a "top Python developer", I would expect a nice Github (or whatever) profile with tons of relevant work. If you want a "top enterprise C++ developer", I would expect they have a long list of successful projects, and be able to walk you through the intricacies of each.
I don't consider myself one, but if I had to define it, I would say that they were within the top 10-20% percent of whatever arbitrary metrics are most important to you. If you want a "top Python developer", I would expect a nice Github (or whatever) profile with tons of relevant work. If you want a "top enterprise C++ developer", I would expect they have a long list of successful projects, and be able to walk you through the intricacies of each.
To me, it's highly contextual.