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That makes sense, but our experience is slightly different. We have a 20x (not a 10x) programmer. He closes literally 20 times the number of issues that other
by IncRnd 9y ago
That makes sense, but our experience is slightly different.
We have a 20x (not a 10x) programmer. He closes literally 20 times the number of issues that other programmers close for a given time frame. Plus, his issues are almost always fixed or completed properly without needed to be re-opened. So, his actual throughput is greater than 20x that of others.
He is good at what he does, better than almost everyone else put together. I don't care if he goes down rabbit holes, spends 90% of his time walking down the hall mumbling, or if he sits in the break room staring into space. His salary is higher than others in the same role, but not 20x. He wins and we win.
- nicolashahn 9y agoWhat do you see/what do you think he does differently compared to the rest of the team?
- IncRnd 9y agoReally, I don't know. He's tried to mentor others but whatever he tells them doesn't "stick". He might be more intelligent than others, and he is intelligent. He could just make better, faster connections constantly. Maybe he just listens to the inner voice and types whatever comes out. When you ask him, he just shrugs and says he does his job.
- Nomentatus 9y agoIf you start solving highly abstract problems (including chess) before you're eight years old, that helps. Deciding you're going to become a concert pianist at eighteen doesn't work if you haven't picked up an instrument before then. You can become a pianist, but not a concert pianist.