The Myth of the Myth of the 10x Programmer (2020)

Re:The Myth of the Myth of the 10x Programmer (2020) by scarface74 on Friday January 20, 2023 @09:04AM (#34453254)

There is nothing “imaginary” about it. If you produce code that is harder to maintain, you’re producing negative long term value.

There are plenty of smart pricks in our industry.

Also if you produce code and don’t bother leveling up your coworkers, you’re a long term liability to your company.

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Re:The Myth of the Myth of the 10x Programmer (2020) by Ensorceled on Friday January 20, 2023 @09:15AM (#34453402)

The imaginary part of it is that you think that's what I mean by a 10x developer.

It's like insisting that surgeons are terrible people and pointing to Jeffrey Dahlmer because he also cut up people.

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Re:The Myth of the Myth of the 10x Programmer (2020) by throwawaymaths on Friday January 20, 2023 @11:03AM (#34454931)

While what you are saying is true, sometimes 10x is 10x. They push that feature and it secures an investment round. They push that feature and it secures an important client. They push that feature, don't commit it to the main branch, write tests, commit tests to the main branch,and help the team kill that debt over the course of a few months.

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