> I always flabbergasted when people say things like "The 10x programmer is a silly myth." ... have they really, in all their years, never, ever worked with a superstar?
The 10x programmer is both part myth and part reality.
In a project that I initiated, created, delivered and then lead for years, I was literally 10x faster than the other people on the team.
On a project that I joined 3m-6m earlier, I was the 1x developer.
So yeah, you aren't going to make use of someone else's 10x developer unless their rate has been achieved in a field that uses your exact tech stack and in the exact same domain as you want, solving the same problems that their current domain needs solved.
Since you can't make use of someone else's 10x developer, they may as well not exist as a 10x developer.
The 10x programmer is both part myth and part reality.
In a project that I initiated, created, delivered and then lead for years, I was literally 10x faster than the other people on the team.
On a project that I joined 3m-6m earlier, I was the 1x developer.
So yeah, you aren't going to make use of someone else's 10x developer unless their rate has been achieved in a field that uses your exact tech stack and in the exact same domain as you want, solving the same problems that their current domain needs solved.
Since you can't make use of someone else's 10x developer, they may as well not exist as a 10x developer.