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Re:Qualities that I believe make the most difference in prog... by xigency on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @09:18AM (#13753878)
Why would you want a 10X programmer when you could find an X^2 one? It is a pop psychology concept and it has no use.
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Re:Qualities that I believe make the most difference in prog... by devmunchies on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @09:36AM (#13753974)
I think it assumes one person has a value of 1? so 1 x 10 is bigger than 1 ^ 2
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