{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 24, Are Highly Talented Jerks Worth It?","description":"We've all had to work with difficult programmers, but every once in a while we come across someone who's so onerous that they negatively impact the entire shop. &amp;nbsp;Unfortunately, sometimes these people are also highly skilled in some key area of your organization. &amp;nbsp;Are such people worth dealing with their toxic personalities? &amp;nbsp;In this episode, I answer that question and offer insight from my own experiences with such developers. ","author_name":"A Programmer, Refactored","author_url":"http:\/\/refactoredprogrammer.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5544009\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/5544009"}