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Sampling rate is a correctness property, not a performance knob

In 1997 a Pokémon episode aired in Japan with a four-second red-and-blue strobe. 685 children went to hospital that night.

  • Sampling rate is a correctness property, not a performance knob
  • Regulation requires no more than three flashes per second
  • Undersampling can lead to missed hazards and false failures

Why Senior Developers Burn Out Faster Than Junior Devs

It shouldn't work this way. Seniors have more experience handling pressure. Better coping strategies. Clearer boundaries. More career capital to protect themselves with.

  • Senior developers burn out faster than junior developers due to accumulated stress debt.
  • Experience paradox shows senior devs have seven years of compounded debt.
  • Recovery slower for senior devs due to severe debt and lack of biological inputs.

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