How To Keep Your Best Programmers - DaedTech

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Retaining technical talent has long been and remains a challenge. Here I talk from the perspective of a programmer about how to keep your best programmers.

Getting Philosophical Given that I’ve just changed jobs, it isn’t entirely surprising that I’ve had a lot of conversations recently about why I decided to do so. Generally when someone leaves a job, coworkers, managers, HR personnel, friends, and family are all interested in knowing why. Personally, I tend to give unsatisfying answers to this question, such as, “I wanted a better opportunity for career advancement,” or, “I just thought it was time for a change.” This is the corporate equivalent of “it’s not you–it’s me.” W

How To Keep Your Best Programmers - DaedTech

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