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There is an entire graveyward of browsers, almost all that didn't die are now forgotten.

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Sure, but I'm sure most of their lead devs are well paid now.

In general C++ work and similar, if not in Chrome development.

cause != effect

There is a confounding variable, however -- the person is most likely a good dev. It stands to reason that they've had a decent career at least since then.

Yes but as a dev you are shaped by the projects you work on.

I think the point isn't that you'll necessarily build a great browser (or LLM), but the experience will benefit you in other ways.

Yup like you go far enought you will pick lots of transferable skills like data cleaning in the case of LLM, DOM parsing case of web browser or welding case of rocket.

If any were built by teenagers, I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?

For every wunderkind that has a long career there's also plenty who are overlooked or peak early.

Citation desperately needed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

Ken Silverman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Silverman

Is this the guy you’re talking about?

I think he's doing fine? Sure, he got out of the video game industry, but that's for young people to burn themselves out.

I don't mean he's destitute. Just that he's no longer exceptional, which is fine.

But you were trying to refute my point of:

> I’d imagine those teenagers ended up with pretty good careers in technology?

The guy you mentioned doesn't seem to have ended up with a bad career in technology?

Thanks for clarifying. I read it as exceptional careers

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