> "In my experience, this is a common characteristic of the 10x programmer. It is not about frameworks, it is not about patterns; both things help, but it is re

> "In my experience, this is a common characteristic of the 10x programmer. It is not about frameworks, it is not about patterns; both things help, but it is really about to be able to run the system in your head." I think this extends to users as well. Well before I knew how to program I'd approach new software as if I'd designed it myself, unconsciously putting myself in the mind of the designer. The applications I struggled to learn were those where I couldn't build a mental model of what it was doing and why.