[SuoDuanDao]

Not sure how well my company does at this - our software division is quite small - but I think more than training the special sauce is a high-trust environment. I think that mostly because while I've never seen a 1X programmer become a 10X programmer, I have seen the reverse when trust between colleagues soured.

Here's my reasoning why the reverse would work also: Most comments on here that acknowledge the 10X programmer is a real phenomenon agree it's not about speed of writing but understanding the business's needs and finding the optimal solution, not coding the obvious one 10X as quickly. That requires a workplace where people feel safe thinking outside the box.

Much of this idea comes from this speech by John Cleese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g