The programmers who visit this site are ambitious, and the advice in this post may be good for them. I wonder if the advice is good for less-ambitious developers who want to stay at their current employer for a long time. I have often read about programmers who were asked to train their replacements before being replaced.
I didn't read the advice as literally get yourself replaced. I think it's more of think about your value as how you work with others, influence an entire organization, and what you can get done together. Your value isn't about silo-ing knowledge.
When viewed that way, it could be good advice for anyone.
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 15.6 ms ] threadThat is horrible advice. How about:
You quit, and get hired back at 5x rate as consultant, because nobody understands the system. It is not your job to fix broken management!!
When viewed that way, it could be good advice for anyone.