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		diminoten on Nov 28, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Job Posting for Amazon.com Before it Launched How is 96-97th percentile mediocre?

michaelochurch on Nov 28, 2012 [–]

Compared to the average programmer, that's about 5-6x. I'd imagine the Google Fellows are 40x or higher. I'm not down on myself at all, but I recognize that I have a long way to go.

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