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The best programmers I know

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628 points kiyanwang | 3 comments | 09 Apr 25 06:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.605s | source
1. apwell23 ◴[09 Apr 25 12:30 UTC] No.43631323[source]▶
> You built and shipped a critical service for a (larger) org. > You wrote a famous tool > You contribute to a popular open source tool > You wrote a book that is often mentioned

all this will brand you as 'super nerd' and limit your career earning potential unless you are planning to become a principal engineer at google . don't be know for nerdy shit.

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2. esafak ◴[09 Apr 25 13:04 UTC] No.43631587[source]▶
A principal engineer at Google lives comfortably. If you don't want to get into the business side of things, what better can you do?
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3. apwell23 ◴[11 Apr 25 04:15 UTC] No.43650465[source]▶
most ppl have near zero chance of getting to principal engineer at google. but getting to mediocre paper pushing managment job is achievable for most .