Make moves to bring about positive change instead of proving / disproving existing data points about results of the moves pool (not a pool as it’s unbounded)
~ updated at: 2025-04-09T03:36:32.146Z
I came across a post by @DHH about hiring developers1. I opened it and this piece hit hard:
Maybe it sounds a little harsh, but a programmer who’s been working professionally for five years has likely already revealed their potential. What you’re going to get is roughly what you see. That doesn’t mean that people can’t get better after that, but it means that the trajectory by which they improve has already been plotted.
~ updated at: 2025-04-09T03:28:56.281Z
“low level execution punctuated by high level calibration”
~ updated at: 2025-04-09T03:24:46.553Z
[I’ve included an excerpt from a recent post by DHH] (https://world.hey.com/dhh/why-we-won-t-hire-a-junior-with-five-years-of-experience-0a548994 ) ↩︎