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Re:Ask HN: Who are currently the top programmers in the world? by itamarst on Thursday April 27, 2017 @12:06PM (#14212555)
Programming is not a competitive sport. There are many skills involved. No one person has them all. It seems doubtful you can point to any person, or group of people, and say "they are the best."
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Re:Ask HN: Who are currently the top programmers in the world? by HiroshiSan on Monday May 01, 2017 @07:21AM (#14236775)
Programming is a competitive sport see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_programming

Assuming you're talking about programming as a profession, then this would mean that the idea of a 10x or 100x is myth.

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