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Re:Qualities that I believe make the most difference in prog... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @08:34AM (#13753578)
10x average is the myth. According to Peopleware, it's 10x the worst and 2.5x average.
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Re:Qualities that I believe make the most difference in prog... by QuantumGravy on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @09:23AM (#13753897)
Which is hardly as intimidating. If the 10x meme hadn't mutated into a mythical ten times the average developer, it wouldn't be worthy of generating so much clickbait. We'd also be able to hire sanely without freaking out about accidentally recruiting someone normal.
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Re:Qualities that I believe make the most difference in prog... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @09:45AM (#13754045)
+1 on the hiring sanely. A big part of the hype about the 10x programmer is that you don't pay 10x the salary: you get 10x the programmer for 2x the salary. But if they're only 2.5x programmers, that disconnect disappears.

Antirez's points about design are very relevant. Hiring a 10x CTO is probably very possible. But a 10x CTO can easily cost you 10x in salary, so again no disconnect.

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Re:Qualities that I believe make the most difference in prog... by arctangent on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @09:19AM (#13753883)
This really ought to be pinned to the top of this HN thread.
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