Re:I believe in the 10x engineer, but
by erichocean on Saturday January 23, 2016 @01:18PM
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One issue some programmers have is discerning that not all code has the same value. I think with code it's harder than with physical things to "know where the value is".
It's obvious, for example, that we don't need titanium cupholders in a car, but maybe titanium rods _are_ necessary to achieve a particular level of performance.
But in software, you'll see programmers doing the ethical equivalent of putting in titanium cupholders "because it's the best" or whatever, with no regard to the cost.
In my experience, a 10x programmer is a 1x programmer who knows where the value is and spends their time on that.
It's obvious, for example, that we don't need titanium cupholders in a car, but maybe titanium rods _are_ necessary to achieve a particular level of performance.
But in software, you'll see programmers doing the ethical equivalent of putting in titanium cupholders "because it's the best" or whatever, with no regard to the cost.
In my experience, a 10x programmer is a 1x programmer who knows where the value is and spends their time on that.