Starters, Finishers, and Large Teams

[vinchuco]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevo...

[some_account]

I'm the guy who can't be bothered to understand complexity, because it doesn't interest me.

I could put my brain to work, figuring it out, but it's hard and not satisfying. I feel satisfied when I understand code right away because it's written by a clean code programmer.

So guess I'm lazy guard or something. I could also be incompetent though. :)

[GoToRO]

starters - people you hire to act as programmers because you need headcount.

finishers - actual programmers.

guards - programmers that you should pay really well but you don't because you have a non-technical project manager and you think it's the same.

[fritzy]

I, the OP, am a starter myself. I was focused on finishers because they're often undervalued.

[haskellandchill]

This is very accurate. I was thinking I had value as a starter but you have put me in my place!

[shanghaiaway]

Guards sound like supervisors. Starters are juniors. Finishers are senior.

[aeternus]

So what happens when the starters design something that just doesn't work?

How are they getting feedback without finishing?

Finishers are actually the ones I want starting the project.

[fritzy]

In reality, everyone works together to make sure the project is successful throughout its lifespan. It's not usually a hand-off.

[gowld]

What do you do when none of your finishers start anything?

[sophe]

Can't stand those "starers". Always looking.