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The 10x Programmer Myth - Simple Thread

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TLDR: 10x programmers might exist, but not in the way most people think. There are a few behaviors of engineers, when mixed with a little creative storytelling, that has led us to create the myth of the 10x programmer. I wrote a post last week called 20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as […]

Worried you’ll miss us? Subscribe to get our articles and updates in your inbox. --> TLDR: 10x programmers might exist, but not in the way most people think. There are a few behaviors of engineers, when mixed with a little creative storytelling, that has led us to create the myth of the 10x programmer. I wrote a post last week called 20 Things I’ve Learned in my 20 Years as a Software Engineer . The post struck a chord with a lot of people, but as with anything on the internet a disproportionate amount of time was spent discussing seven words out of the entire piece. Those seven words were: “T

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