we don't really know the width of the distribution of course! and it depends on where you are and what you are doing. "rare" i agree with. that's a far cry fro

we don't really know the width of the distribution of course! and it depends on where you are and what you are doing. "rare" i agree with. that's a far cry from being a myth or not existing. "The 10x programmer doesn't exist", i think is what you said - don't move the goal posts. they are clearly somewhat rare, how rare is a pointless argument. but they exist and i'm glad you have acquiesced to that fact. i hope you have the privilege of working with one someday.