Comment by habinero
2 days ago
> The most prolific coders are also more competent than average
This is absolutely not true lol, as anyone who's worked with a fabled 10X engineer will tell you. It's like saying the best civil engineer is the one that builds the most bridges.
The best code looks real boring.
I've worked with a 10x engineer and indeed they were significantly more competent than the rest of the team in their execution and design. They've seen so many problems and had a chance to discard bad patterns and adopt/try out new ones.
Nah, just better at marketing and coming up with plausible things that make them sound good. You learn to spot that type after a while. There are a rare few people who do get a lot done, but usually it's because they work 80 hour weeks.