Justin SearlsJul 12, 2023

Remember some of the hot-button issues in tech over the last decade? People angry over the use of the word "passion". The merits of "craftsmanship". Whether the "10x developer" is a myth.

Something connects all of these debates, and nobody's really talking about it. That's why I wrote this essay: https://blog.testdouble.com/posts/2023-07-12-the-looming-demise-of-the-10x-developer/

The looming demise of the 10x developer

Tech's most contentious debates end with people talking over each other, but they make way more sense viewed through the lens of inter-generational conflict.

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Show threadJared White (ResistanceNet ✊)Jul 13, 2023

@searls 👍👍 Very well-written and much food for thought.

Might I throw out another category: person who's only occasionally an enthusiast programmer and otherwise a lot of the time feeling either like an impostor or simply burned out and wanting literally any other career than programming. Asking for a friend…

Show threadJustin Searls
@jaredwhite lotta that going around lately. Friends paid out or aged out of the industry in the last few years definitely inspired this
Jul 13, 2023 at 5:05pmWeb