Certainly. Any number of adjectives could be interesting: successful, high performing, rich, famous, inspiring, etc. For those terms, it could be (more-or-less) interesting to hear why the person was chosen for interview and some actionable advice from them. But to hear why an individual is "elite" and how to be that, I could not be bothered to care.
It could very well be that the creator of this is thinking in terms of an "elite military unit" which consistently succeeds in dangerous missions. But our field being what it is, the term comes across as more of a divisive social label, especially when applied to an individual.
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Seems interesting, but the title turns me off.
+1
Because of the word elite? :/
Certainly. Any number of adjectives could be interesting: successful, high performing, rich, famous, inspiring, etc. For those terms, it could be (more-or-less) interesting to hear why the person was chosen for interview and some actionable advice from them. But to hear why an individual is "elite" and how to be that, I could not be bothered to care.
It could very well be that the creator of this is thinking in terms of an "elite military unit" which consistently succeeds in dangerous missions. But our field being what it is, the term comes across as more of a divisive social label, especially when applied to an individual.
Inspiring devs instead of elite devs
Thanks for the feedback on this!
I will definitely think about a new name.
+1 on the content being interesting, but the title could be less “elitist”.
I hope to see a nice diversity of developers from different backgrounds, industries, locations, environments and viewpoints.