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/
@searls You say, “Software, as an industry, has structurally organized itself around the assumption programmers will continue to resemble members of the outgoing generation.”
I agree with this... but is there maybe a mismatch between how the industry is structured and how those in leadership idealize its structure? Do they think they want clock punching “resources” but inadvertently depend on the enthusiasm for much of their success? What happens if/as this “shift” occurs?
Justin Searls
Erik Simmler