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| Oct 1, 1974 | » | 03. The Surgical Team
4 min; updated Jul 19, 2025
The Dilemma There are wide productivity variations between good programmers and poor ones. Sackman et. al. found 10:1 ratios. The data showed no correlation between experience and performance. The idea of a 10x developer is mostly ridiculed in my online circles. That said, some jobs have X years of experience as a requirement. How can we resolve these contradictions? The major part of the cost of large teams is communication, and system debugging to correct the ill effects of miscommunication.... |