Thanks! You're probably right that the implication "someone worth 10x as much" is why many people react in such an intense manner, and indeed the term is not the most fortunate one, and I'd also much prefer if some other catchy term came up. But it is out there, whether we like it or not - so I'm thinking maybe rather than trying to silence people like the chap on Twitter, or keep talking how there are no 10x/ninja/rockstar developers, it would serve us better to discuss what an actual 10x/rockstar/ninja (or whatever the term) developer would look like - because it sure as hell has nothing to do with having a dark theme in your IDE.
I don't mind people discussing it, but it's hard to come up with some checklist for a 10x engineer. And don't we all already know who are these people based on our experiences?
Yes, I saw that thread, and that is exactly what I'd like to see more of, as well as the great post from Emma W very recently (101 tips).
I do think that we can always improve, and I like when this topic comes up because there are always things we maybe forgot or normally don't think about. I like having goals and things to aspire to, and grow, and improve myself - because there is always more.
Just FFS don't put "dark theme" as one of the checkboxes 🤣
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Thanks! You're probably right that the implication "someone worth 10x as much" is why many people react in such an intense manner, and indeed the term is not the most fortunate one, and I'd also much prefer if some other catchy term came up. But it is out there, whether we like it or not - so I'm thinking maybe rather than trying to silence people like the chap on Twitter, or keep talking how there are no 10x/ninja/rockstar developers, it would serve us better to discuss what an actual 10x/rockstar/ninja (or whatever the term) developer would look like - because it sure as hell has nothing to do with having a dark theme in your IDE.
I don't mind people discussing it, but it's hard to come up with some checklist for a 10x engineer. And don't we all already know who are these people based on our experiences?
Anyways, here's a related post: dev.to/turnerj/the-10-points-that-...
Yes, I saw that thread, and that is exactly what I'd like to see more of, as well as the great post from Emma W very recently (101 tips).
I do think that we can always improve, and I like when this topic comes up because there are always things we maybe forgot or normally don't think about. I like having goals and things to aspire to, and grow, and improve myself - because there is always more.
Just FFS don't put "dark theme" as one of the checkboxes 🤣