The Larries are sometimes the first to fail reviews or to be fired.

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Sometimes, I want to be Larry. On a deserted island in the middle of the ocean. Just me and my laptop.

My Everyday Struggles as a Senior Developer

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Gerard van der Put

JJ Merelo

Jun 4, 2021

The Larries are sometimes the first to fail reviews or to be fired. Or to go to a place where they're paid better leaving a mess of barely comprehensible legacy code. Larry will probably be OK no matter what. But having Larry on a team? Not so keen on that.

Written by JJ Merelo

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I’m just realizing I might smile too much, and that shows in the pictures. Day job: U. of Granada prof. On the side: blogger @jjmerelo and writer @lujoyglamour

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