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If you ask me to code something that I worked on during my last project/client, I'll probably do it more than 10x faster. My point: one person can be his own 1

• stavros 2y ago
  So you're saying that the people who've been with us for years that do things 10x faster than their peers did the same things last month?
• khazhoux 2y ago
  Yes, experience should (in theory) make one move faster. But that's not the full answer. In company after company, I've seen (and been amazed by) engineers who even at a young age (as in, first job out of college) somehow leapfrog the others and deliver a ton of awesome code, constantly. They simply don't struggle with it. And meanwhile, most of their peers (even older, more experienced ones) hit roadblocks at every turn.
  • fl0ki 2y ago
    Exactly. That's why it's hard to watch so many people claim it's a myth. What I'm coming to realize is even worse is that many people do see how much more productive and capable other engineers can be, but make no effort to learn from them how they do what they do. I have no doubt that natural talent is a big factor, but many specific behaviors can be learned, and they're probably worth trying when they're going to affect every day of a multi-decade long career. Some people understand this and become the best they can be within their natural talents, while most people just keep doing whatever they're doing while watching junior engineers zip right past them.