Justin SearlsJul 12, 2023

Remember some of the hot-button issues in tech over the last decade? People angry over the use of the word "passion". The merits of "craftsmanship". Whether the "10x developer" is a myth.

Something connects all of these debates, and nobody's really talking about it. That's why I wrote this essay: https://blog.testdouble.com/posts/2023-07-12-the-looming-demise-of-the-10x-developer/

The looming demise of the 10x developer

Tech's most contentious debates end with people talking over each other, but they make way more sense viewed through the lens of inter-generational conflict.

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Show threadAlan Brookland
@searls I thought I was going to be thoroughly irritated by this at the start (how dare these people who aren't completely obsessed with coding come onto my patch) but you swung me round and it does explain a lot.
As you say, there's a thin line between 'craft' and just gatekeeping. Your 'I could do that in one line of semi-intelligible code' isn't always better than someone else's ten lines where it's really clear what each step does.
Jul 12, 2023 at 8:49pmTwidere for Android
Show threadJustin SearlsJul 12, 2023
@alanbrookland thanks. This is a pretty representative take, which I'm glad for