--- title: Losing a dev means losing a treasure | daily.dev description: Good programmers are invaluable assets to companies, often being key to the success of projects. The loss of such talent can have significant negative impacts,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/losing-a-dev-means-losing-a-treasure-osrjp1uit twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Losing a dev means losing a treasure | daily.dev og:description: Good programmers are invaluable assets to companies, often being key to the success of projects. The loss of such talent can have significant negative impacts,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/losing-a-dev-means-losing-a-treasure-osrjp1uit og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oSrjP1UiT.png og:image:alt: Losing a dev means losing a treasure og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Losing a dev means losing a treasure **[Codemotion](https://daily.dev/sources/codemotion)** · 9 min read · 13 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Good programmers are invaluable assets to companies, often being key to the success of projects. The loss of such talent can have significant negative impacts, particularly in smaller teams with specific skill sets. Companies can prevent this by fostering a supportive work environment, providing autonomy, up-to-date tools, and involving programmers in strategic decisions. Ensuring programmers feel valued and part of the team is essential for their retention and the long-term success of the organization. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@matteobaccan** · 3 upvotes > This month I dealt with the issue of losing a developer within a company. There are various aspects to consider in order to prevent this from happening, so that both companies and individuals can benefit. **@devdailyadmin** · 2 upvotes > I think there mainly 3 aspects why devs leave jobs: > > 1. Shitty, stressful environments > 2. Shitty pay or no raise > 3. Bored of fixing bugs, cant get any interesting projects or new ways to learn and expand their knowledge. > > Prevent all these 3 from happening and you will keep your devs happy and they will stay for ever and ever and ever --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/losing-a-dev-means-losing-a-treasure-osrjp1uit) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Losing a dev means losing a treasure","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/losing-a-dev-means-losing-a-treasure-osrjp1uit","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/losing-a-dev-means-losing-a-treasure-osrjp1uit"},"datePublished":"2024-12-12T09:43:08.435Z","dateModified":"2024-12-12T09:43:33.824Z","description":"Good programmers are invaluable assets to companies, often being key to the success of projects. 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