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The Myth of 10x Programmer Productivity

Study published by William Nichols at the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University challenges the myth that elite Programmers are inherently more productive than the average ones.

๐Ÿ‘ In most cases the difference between good and great Programmers isnโ€™t as dramatic as you might think!

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8804291

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