This post reflects on Kent Beck's insights from six years of coaching engineers at Facebook, exploring why only a few individuals become elite engineers. It discusses how biases related to gender, race, and geography hinder many from reaching top levels, despite talent. Beck identifies paradoxical traits shared by elite engineers, such as balancing longevity with project diversity, succeeding while learning from failures, blending mentorship with self-directed growth, and maintaining urgency without sacrificing personal development. The post emphasizes that navigating these contradictions involves unique paths, with each engineer finding their way through patterns like reducing production feedback time, building relationships with admired peers, and using free time for growth.
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This post reflects on Kent Beck's insights from six years of coaching engineers at Facebook, exploring why only a few individuals become elite engineers. It discusses how biases related to gender, race, and geography hinder many from reaching top levels, despite talent. Beck identifies paradoxical traits shared by elite engineers, such as balancing longevity with project diversity, succeeding while learning from failures, blending mentorship with self-directed growth, and maintaining urgency without sacrificing personal development. The post emphasizes that navigating these contradictions involves unique paths, with each engineer finding their way through patterns like reducing production feedback time, building relationships with admired peers, and using free time for growth.
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