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0 pointssillyquiet3y ago0 comments

So... developers aren't productive?

This is a weird take.

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Yeah, good point. If productivity equates to value creation then hackers are more productive. If productivity equates to what software management can measure, then developers are more productive.

I’m making a pithy statement about the difference hackers and developers

sillyquietOP3y ago

I gotta say that your distinction between 'hackers' and 'developers' is pretty ill-informed - just out of curiosity, have you primarily worked in start-ups?

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kixxauth3y ago

Yeah, good point. If productivity equates to value creation then hackers are more productive. If productivity equates to what software management can measure, then developers are more productive.

I’m making a pithy statement about the difference hackers and developers

sillyquietOP3y ago

I gotta say that your distinction between 'hackers' and 'developers' is pretty ill-informed - just out of curiosity, have you primarily worked in start-ups?

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