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Engineering ability probably fits a normal distribution.
by douglaswlance 4y ago
Engineering ability probably fits a normal distribution.
- gadders 4y agoYeah. And I think 10x coders are probably as rare as professional sportsmen or members of a concert orchestra. They exist, but does your business need them? Of course it would be nice if coders that rare were paid like pro-athletes...
- krona 4y agoAt first I thought no it must be lognormal since productivity must be at least marginally more than zero, but then I realized that's definitely not true: I know developers who definitely have negative net productivity on the team. The -0.5x developer is not a myth.
- tmtvl 4y agoAs a 1/10th developer, I can confirm that net negative devs exist.
- sumtechguy 4y agoas a 1-2 (depending on proj). I try to bring them up and try to help them. But some people either do not gel into the group or they are hopeless. But I hold out the eternal flame I can help them be better!
- gampleman 4y agoMore likely a power law.