10x seems to apply to a specific developer in a specific environment. I've seen corporate farms where hackers would suffer but idiots would thrive, and the exac

10x seems to apply to a specific developer in a specific environment. I've seen corporate farms where hackers would suffer but idiots would thrive, and the exact opposite in startups. I've abandoned ship on gigs where the CTO would oppose migrating from SVN to git - but I have also saved sinking ships where the team was clueless but willing to change & learn. Reality is not a simple 1x/10x.