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> Whether or not "10x programmers" exist, I can say for sure that 1/10th programmers exist. Not in this context. The term “10x programmer” comes from an obser
by JimDabell 6y ago
> Whether or not "10x programmers" exist, I can say for sure that 1/10th programmers exist.
Not in this context. The term “10x programmer” comes from an observation that there is a factor of ten variation between the best and the worst programmers. So the worst programmers in this context are 1x, and 1/10th is meaningless. People hear “10x” and assume it’s ten times the average, but that’s not the case.
More information here: https://www.construx.com/blog/productivity-variations-among-software-developers-and-teams-the-origin-of-10x/ https://www.construx.com/blog/productivity-variations-among-...
- stingraycharles 6y agoI think the post of the parent is a bit tongue-in-cheek; I read it mostly as “I don’t know whether there are a few developers that are significantly better than the rest, but I do know there are a few developers that are significantly worse than the rest”. It’s effectively the same thing, but from a different perspective.