alt Hacker NewsIt's great that you can do/lead and write professionally. But, in any case, writing professionally shouldn't take priority over doing/leading.
Otherwise we wouldn't have the Linux kernel; and I bet the swearing guy behind it got more stuff done and made a bigger difference than the combination of the most effective programmers you have ever met.
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wat10000 • 06/16/2025
False dichotomy. "Writing professionally" is also known as "communicating effectively" and it is part of doing/leading.
Linus made an enormous impact, certainly. He'd have had an even bigger impact if he was less of a caustic dick.
And before you say that there's a tradeoff involved and that genius technical people are just that way, look up Berkson's paradox.
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Yeah, if only Linux could be built by one swearing guy with no external contributors like Linux instead of being a bland swear-free corporate hellscape like Linux then it could be successful like Linux.