Sure, but I'm sure most of their lead devs are well paid now.
replyIn general C++ work and similar, if not in Chrome development.
cause != effect
replyThere is a confounding variable, however -- the person is most likely a good dev. It stands to reason that they've had a decent career at least since then.
replyYes but as a dev you are shaped by the projects you work on.
replyI think the point isn't that you'll necessarily build a great browser (or LLM), but the experience will benefit you in other ways.
replyYup like you go far enought you will pick lots of transferable skills like data cleaning in the case of LLM, DOM parsing case of web browser or welding case of rocket.
replyIf any were built by teenagers, I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?
replyFor every wunderkind that has a long career there's also plenty who are overlooked or peak early.
replyCitation desperately needed.
replyKen Silverman
replyI think he's doing fine? Sure, he got out of the video game industry, but that's for young people to burn themselves out.
replyI don't mean he's destitute. Just that he's no longer exceptional, which is fine.
replyBut you were trying to refute my point of:
reply> I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?
The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman
replyIs this the guy you’re talking about?
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