I wasn’t clear enough. I have no problem with the “ghost-coding” business.
I have a problem with the culture in which we will hear about some open-source coder and then idolise them to the point that they aren’t held to an equal standard, for example in the hiring process.
It certainly flies in the face of the ideals of a meritocracy [spare me the “meritocracy is a myth!” trope] when we hire for a technical role on the basis of being a personality in the industry. I knew this happened to some degree as I think I’ve taken advantage of it myself, but I didn’t know it’s so prevalent that people can start “ghost-coding” businesses off the back of it.
To be absolutely clear: I am not implying this applies specifically to Dan Abramov.
yakshaving_jgt|7 years ago
I have a problem with the culture in which we will hear about some open-source coder and then idolise them to the point that they aren’t held to an equal standard, for example in the hiring process.
It certainly flies in the face of the ideals of a meritocracy [spare me the “meritocracy is a myth!” trope] when we hire for a technical role on the basis of being a personality in the industry. I knew this happened to some degree as I think I’ve taken advantage of it myself, but I didn’t know it’s so prevalent that people can start “ghost-coding” businesses off the back of it.
To be absolutely clear: I am not implying this applies specifically to Dan Abramov.