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No sane person will deny they exist. However, the idea that you can have more of the 10x devs is an illusion and wishful thinking. Mostly because it doesn't ta
by pdimitar 4y ago
No sane person will deny they exist.
However, the idea that you can have more of the 10x devs is an illusion and wishful thinking. Mostly because it doesn't take into account the undeniable fact that the high performers aren't at their 100% all the time. It's also kind of physically impossible, too.
- prepend 4y ago1x developers aren’t at 100% all the time either. I think the 10x metric is productivity over a time period rather than peak performance. If I remember the original McKinsey report the idea is that one 10x will produce the same as 10 regular devs in a year. I consider myself a 1x (or maybe .75x) and have periods of contemplation followed by periods of productivity within an hour or even a day. A 10x, I suppose, could operate in the same manner and so it’s certainly physically possible. I’ve read interviews with John Carmack and he describes spending a few hours a day programming and almost a flow state.