> In my experience, the 10x programmer is a bit of a myth
It's at least a unicorn, so companies shouldn't worry about hiring any 10x developers because they are THAT rare.
What they should do is avoid the developers that actually cost productivity. I'm a 10x developer compared to someone else not because I'm 10x average but because there is a 1/10th average dev there.
I'd say try to find the people who are just way over average (2x devs) and pay them twice the money if necessary. The problem is finding these people and making sure you aren't paying someone average twice the pay.
It's at least a unicorn, so companies shouldn't worry about hiring any 10x developers because they are THAT rare.
What they should do is avoid the developers that actually cost productivity. I'm a 10x developer compared to someone else not because I'm 10x average but because there is a 1/10th average dev there.
I'd say try to find the people who are just way over average (2x devs) and pay them twice the money if necessary. The problem is finding these people and making sure you aren't paying someone average twice the pay.