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teyopiyesterday at 9:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

I’ve started doing a quick background check on authors before I dive into their content. This piece starts with the assumption that the writer is closely involved in engineering, but a little research reveals they don't actually work in active software development.

I’ll pass on this.

p.s. I’m happy to read authors with opposing views. Issue is with people who make claims, without having recent direct experience.


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skznnzyesterday at 11:07 PM

A better test is to see if the author stands to financially (or other ways) benefit from the posts future predictions coming true. They also fail this one.

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medstromyesterday at 10:18 PM

But you can be a software dev even if you do not work in software dev. Plenty of those individuals in open source, for example.

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