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Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @11:20AM (#44799167)
I guess that makes Newton a 10x scientist. Really puts in perspective how utterly unrealistic it is to be looking to hire exclusively 10x programmers - the true 10x'ers are legends, not just regular devs who type a bit faster.
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Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive by dolebirchwood on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @12:13PM (#44799956)
It would be more sensible if the "10x" moniker was dropped altogether, and we just went back to calling these people what they've always been: "geniuses". Then there might be more realistic expectations of only finding them among 1% of the population.
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Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive by zepolen on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:11PM (#44800903)
Newton was a 1000x
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Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive by jirach08 on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @04:44PM (#44804015)
I'd argue he was 9.81x
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Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @05:09PM (#44804334)
I think it's more important to measure his changing contribution as a function of time.
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