throwaway756

Is a "10x programmer" still a "10x" if she, in turn, unintentionally makes her co-workers all x0.6s or x0.8s in the process?

Correct. There is a difference. Typically these 2 "types" sell themselves very differently also.

What actually is your point? Reading between the lines, it seems to be:

"Anyone who calls themselves a full-stack developer is garbage - it's just a matter of what side your garbage is on."

I know, right? :)

To fully prove my point, here is a quote... also written by me. Huh?

Is that supposed to be convincing? Odd assumptions here. Like that guy on FB that always likes his own links.

Apologies in advance for the negativity, BUT....

I wonder how many people honestly believe that they are doing good "social proof" work for their career when they publish pieces like this.

However, many of these read as insecure, pedantic, and a decent lack of self-awareness on the authors part. Tone deaf. Pretentious SV "influencer word salad". When reviewing resumes, I always do a ton of Googling. This would have given me a bunch of soft data points that would potentially outrank his/her resume

"Full-Stack Engineering" as defined by Robin Rendle - would have been a more honest title, but no one would have clicked.