If your whole team consists of novice programmers, your expertise will give you considerable power; but if the other team members are also experts, t… - Gerald M. Weinberg

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If your whole team consists of novice programmers, your expertise will give you considerable power; but if the other team members are also experts, they will attach less importance to your technical expertise. In that case, they’ll pay more attention to organizational power, like the power to acquire extra hardware, to extend the schedule, or to capture a more interesting assignment.