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Re:The Myth of the Myth of the 10x Programmer by JackFr on Monday February 17, 2020 @05:58PM (#22351742)
> worth noting I think that RollerCoaster Tycoon was based on his earlier Transport Tycoon engine,

The 10x productivity comes in large part from the code they DON'T write.

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Re:The Myth of the Myth of the 10x Programmer by jacquesm on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @09:51AM (#22356426)
And from writing things the right way the first time around rather than on iteration #3 or so.
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