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simplicialset
on March 22, 2022
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Only 0.3% of the world population are programmers
And even fewer of those programmers (e.g. Linus, Stallman) are actually the ones that created 80% or more of the software that the rest rely on.
sgt
on March 22, 2022
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Yeah, I guess around 10% are actual good programmers, then 0.1% are 10x guys?
giantg2
on March 23, 2022
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Can confirm. I'm part of the 89.9% that are shit.
sgt
on March 23, 2022
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Disagree. Only a decent programmer would admit he is shit.
giantg2
on March 23, 2022
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Would a decent programmer get a bad rating, fail code screens, and be paid under $100k?
sgt
on March 23, 2022
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Depends where you are. In Europe, for example, it's not uncommon for developers to earn half of that.
giantg2
on March 23, 2022
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True, I understand that. I was assuming non-rural US.
selbyk
on March 23, 2022
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