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@searls@mastodon.social

2023-01-28 16:20 UTC

It is possible to believe that some developers are 10 times as productive than average while also believing the "10x developer" meme is harmful.

Replies (5)

  • @searls@mastodon.social agree. I feel like it’s where the productivity comes from: “cranking code at 10x” vs. “cutting unimportant scope at 10x”

    Open ##2710485

  • @alassek@ruby.social 2023-01-28 19:34

    @searls@mastodon.social It has to be understood as a dialectical relationship between the individual and the organizational environment they work within, and not simply an attribute of the person.

    Open ##2710486

  • @thijsc@ruby.social 2023-01-28 22:13

    @searls@mastodon.social I think it’s all about context. I can be a 10x developer in a domain and context I’ve been in for 10 years. Drop me into something new and we’ll see how I fare.

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  • @ramsey@phpc.social 2023-01-29 16:06

    @searls@mastodon.social I’m 10 times as productive than average only a 10th of the time. The other nine-tenths, I have trouble being productive at all. 😉

    Open ##2710489

  • @iftheshoefritz@ruby.social 2023-02-07 00:36

    @searls@mastodon.social that sounds intuitively plausible but I’m interested to hear you elaborate

    Open ##2710490