Comment on Ask HN: Have you seen a mediocre, stagnant developer become a “rockstar”?Comments−smt887yI’ve seen many mediocre, stagnant devs become rockstars. They switched fields to something they enjoyed more and was better suited to them.Having a background in programming is helpful in lots of non-programming career tracks.−ccajasOP7yOh I see, so they switch fields but not improve in the field they were mediocre at. You haven't seen any programmers improve themselves without leaving the field behind?−smt887yNo, and what’s the point? Why struggle at something that isn’t a good fit?
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I’ve seen many mediocre, stagnant devs become rockstars. They switched fields to something they enjoyed more and was better suited to them.
Having a background in programming is helpful in lots of non-programming career tracks.
Oh I see, so they switch fields but not improve in the field they were mediocre at. You haven't seen any programmers improve themselves without leaving the field behind?
No, and what’s the point? Why struggle at something that isn’t a good fit?