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Usain Bolt doesn't run 10x faster than your average fit person. It's more like 2x. So it's fair to ask if there are factors other than innate ability at play wh
by abiro 5y ago
Usain Bolt doesn't run 10x faster than your average fit person. It's more like 2x. So it's fair to ask if there are factors other than innate ability at play when observing orders of magnitudes of differences in programmers' outputs.
- nl 5y agoThe combination of better performance, more consistently over a long period of time is what makes 10x If you put Manchester City up against a team consisting of average people who are fit and know how to play soccer it's pretty easy to see Manchester City scoring 10x the goals - at least.
- SirSourdough 5y agoIsn’t the question here more like putting Man City (elite professionals) up against average professionals? I don’t see the 10x goal differential there necessarily. It would be unremarkable for a “10x programmer” to be 10x better than a hobbyist, which is what I see as the equivalent of someone “who is fit and knows how to play soccer”.
- ZephyrBlu 5y agoThe difficulty of tasks generally increases exponentially, not linearly though. 2x in absolute terms definitely translates to 10x or more in terms of skill.