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Grifters, believers, grinders, and coasters | sean goedecke

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Four archetypes in software engineering

Why do engineers get mad at each other so often? 1 I think a lot of programmer arguments bottom out in a cultural clash between different kinds of engineers: believers vs grifters, or coasters vs grinders. I’m going to argue that good companies actually have a healthy mix of all four types of engineer, so it’s probably sensible to figure out how to work with them. Despite the names, I think grifters and coasters can be as good at their jobs as believers and grinders. I’m naming them this way because these are the names you’d give them when you’re complaining about your coworkers, and this arti

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