On 07/02/18 17:51, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
For most of us mere mortals, the "ten thousand hours" rule of thumb
applies.
Ten thousand hours should be read as an indefinitely large number
A truly good programmer will be able to learn about the
language being used on the job.
Indeed, if you don't mind paying them for the couple of weeks it takes
them to come up to speed on the language and the couple of years it takes
to master it.
So we went from 10,000 hours, to infinite, and then back to a couple of
years?
The 10,000 hour rule would apply to mastering the general craft of
programming, not a specific language.
Since 10,000 hours is about 5 years in a 9-5 setting, I'd say that's
about right.
As I'm sure you've experienced, picking up a second language after
mastering the general craft of programming takes far less time.
-Jim
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