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by futureastronaut 2534 days ago
Being a 10x programmer or whatever isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's not like they let you work 1/10x, or even 1/2x. You're expected to deliver that 10x 50 weeks a year, it's impossible to not get burned out. The "velocity tracking" craze is killer. A very strong developer and regular in #python on IRC was working as a janitor for a while. I didn't get it then, now I totally get it. It's hard to muster the motivation to continue working in software.