Given that the idea of the 10x programmer seems to be considered bunk by most of HN (as per the above post), I'm curious about the idea of a Free Electron descr

Given that the idea of the 10x programmer seems to be considered bunk by most of HN (as per the above post), I'm curious about the idea of a Free Electron described here: http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2005/03/20/free_electron.html http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2005/03/20/free_electr... . Would this just be another name for the same idea, or something separate that's more realistic?