Ask HN: What is the Most "Impressive" Person you know working on?

16 points·Jaedon_Proctor··11 comments

Interpret "impressive" however it makes sense to you--the most intelligent, interesting, impactful, etc.

Is that person you?

Working on finishing his CS degree and going into a PhD program after picking himself up out of addiction. He's astoundingly brilliant but has always struggled with...just about everything else that doesn't involve a computer. But definitely the most talented mind I've ever been around.

They're mental health. That person has had a rough couple of years and finally has the space to focus on themselves.

My son is 1 year sober

They recently burned out working at Amazon and haven't really done anything since. But before the burnout they were by far the most impressive developer I've ever met.

What made them impressive to you?

My wife is writing a novel.

what's it about?

About her husband ?

He's working at Google, still in my home country. We were the computer geniuses of our 5th grade.

I ended up moving to Europe and working for lower tier companies and now at 36, get laid off left and right as the economy here sucks + my bad luck :-(

Woodworking projects.

They are completely oblivious to TV, social media, memes, and online trends.

> Is that person you?

No.

Does "know" mean I need to meet the guy in person or is OK to just know him from somewhere?

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