I've always understood the origin of the "10x programmer" was about overall performance, and not mere "time-to-type". That is: we're talking about the reported

I've always understood the origin of the "10x programmer" was about overall performance, and not mere "time-to-type". That is: we're talking about the reported value of the employee to the company. In that way, the best performer is as much as 10x the worst; but the best performer is probably only 2-3x the majority.