[kleinsch]

I feel like we discuss this once a week/month and it always breaks down to the same things bc of the number 10.

- Yes, some engs write code faster than others. 10x seems really high, so therefore 10x engs don't exist.

- Yes, some engs are more productive / pick better problems to solve / force multiply their teammates, but 10x seems pretty high, so 10x engs don't exist.

If we hadn't anchored on 10, we wouldn't be disputing that some people are more productive or faster, so I find proving or disproving the 10x eng to be pretty tired.

Good article though on the context for why some people are faster or more productive.

[goodpoint]

10x is a big multiplier, but I met plenty of developers that would write 5x the amount of code compared to others, in the same time, and to solve the same problem.

Now, is that a good or a bad thing?

[temp8964]

Of course 10 can’t be interpreted in a superficial silly way, otherwise many postdocs can be considered as 10x Einstein.

[klankbrouwerij]

10x seems really high? 10x is just twice as fast