I'm pretty sure 10x programmer was 10x the worst programmer, not 10x the average programmer. The average was something like 4x. http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~weim

I'm pretty sure 10x programmer was 10x the worst programmer, not 10x the average programmer. The average was something like 4x. http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~weimerw/481/readings/productivity-performance.pdf http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~weimerw/481/readings/productivity... >3.2 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES >These studies revealed large individual differences between high and low performers, often by an order of magnitude. They also detail how they measured it.