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Re:The 10x developer is not a myth (2013) by sqeaky on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @12:12PM (#14247638)
At first I read this like a brag, but then I realized you meant that your skills lie in one place and not another. So perhaps it is like this for many. Maybe many under-performing devs are simply not in an area engaging to them, but they are doing something to get their bills paid.

If so how do we address such a problem?

Re:The 10x developer is not a myth (2013) by watwut on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @02:55PM (#14249429)
Management and professionalism. It is possible to do something you don't love out of responsibility and professionalism and it is possible to assign people to tasks they like.
Re:The 10x developer is not a myth (2013) by sqeaky on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @03:24PM (#14249713)
I agree it is possible, but it does make it harder to excel.