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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Myth of the Genius Developer

I came across this posting "Myth of the Genius Programmer" today.
This is a very well presented Google IO video presentation.
I strong encourage  you or your development team  to take time to watch this video.
Also, a good video to watch if you are hiring developers.
If your team has the following traits:

 1. Resistant to code review...
 2. Tribal knowledge that few knows...
 3. Existence of "hero" developers("elitism")....
 4. Reluctant to help each other...
 5. Has low project productivity....
 6. No visibility...
 7. Skill rots over time...
etc.
Recognize yourself or your team with these traits?
Then its time to change or get out.

Quote from above video:
"There is a pervasive elitism at work in the programming community. Add anonymity to the mix, and everyone is suddenly  elite."

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