The "real programmer" myth
Channel: makingthematrix
Date: 2019-09-09

Hi all.

It's a complex topic. I decided to spend some time on it to make sure I give it justice. In the end the video got a bit longer that I wanted. I promise I'll try to stick to 8-10 minutes from now on. 

That Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/skirani/status/1149302828420067328
Real programmers don't eat quiche: https://web.mit.edu/humor/Computers/real.programmers
The story of Mel: http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html
The story of Rick: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/we-fired-our-top-talent-best-decision-we-ever-made-4c0a99728fde/
A reply to the story of Rick: https://startupsventurecapital.com/you-fired-your-top-talent-i-hope-youre-happy-cf57c41183dd

Also:
https://skeletonclaw.com/post/166866328533/rock-star-developer-patreon-facebook-twitter
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/the-dreaded-10x-or-how-to-handle-exceptional-employees/
https://hackernoon.com/the-myth-of-a-rockstar-developer-e6564bd51b5c
https://www.sonniesedge.net/posts/real-dark-web/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome