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Discussion on: The two worst mistakes companies make concerning developers

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Kyle Johnson

"A developer should definitely know his business area. Not as deep as an SME, of course.
If you just "solve problems through code" you miss out on the incredible value that you can provide."

We agree for the most part. My point was your team should have a SME and it should not be the developer. You might disagree but I also believe that a developer should not be evaluated on knowing the business area.

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Gil Blinov • Edited

Agree completely actually.

The developer should not be evaluated on knowing the business area.
If knowing it turns him into a more valuable developer through his code then and only then should there be a distinction.