Comment Comment by throwaway_9168 Well, unlike other lowly developers, FB engineers know exactly what is and isn't the right kind of mistake to make in pursuit of a company's vision.Someone who works at FB even came out and said so:"Remember, what Facebook is doing has never been done before. There are going to be mistakes."https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19321420So yeah, I think what that person is saying should be translated as:"Please don't think twice about punishing rank-and-file FB engineers. We are so competent, all our mistakes have only been intentional ones." parent throwaway_9168 7 years ago
Someone who works at FB even came out and said so:
"Remember, what Facebook is doing has never been done before. There are going to be mistakes."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19321420
So yeah, I think what that person is saying should be translated as:
"Please don't think twice about punishing rank-and-file FB engineers. We are so competent, all our mistakes have only been intentional ones."