{"id":139337,"date":"2026-10-07T14:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=139337"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:43:39","slug":"yeah-nothere-is-no-such-thing-as-a-10x-engineerwhich-means-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-100x-engineerthere-are-engineers-who-are-10x-as-good-as-someone-else-at-something-in-particu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=139337","title":{"rendered":"Yeah … no\n\nThere is no such thing as a “10x engineer”\n\nWhich means there is no such thing as a “100x engineer”\n\nThere *are* engineers who are 10x as good as someone else (at something in particular) … because that is the nature of entire populations\n\nThat does *NOT*, however, make those folks a “10x engineer”\n\nUsain Bolt is a 3x sprinter compared to me (who is not a sprinter – but I *have* done an under 30s 100m before (once)) \n\nI get it: “10x engineer” is a convenient Spolsky abstractism – but it is *bad* :: objectively *and* subjectively\n\n(ht @erichydrick)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yeah … no<\/p>\n

There is no such thing as a “10x engineer”<\/p>\n

Which means there is no such thing as a “100x engineer”<\/p>\n

There *are* engineers who are 10x as good as someone else (at something in particular) … because that is the nature of entire populations<\/p>\n

That does *NOT*, however, make those folks a “10x engineer”<\/p>\n

Usain Bolt is a 3x sprinter compared to me (who is not a sprinter – but I *have* done an under 30s 100m before (once)) <\/p>\n

I get it: “10x engineer” is a convenient Spolsky abstractism – but it is *bad* :: objectively *and* subjectively<\/p>\n

(ht @erichydrick)<\/p>\n

— M\u0250\u0279\u0279\u01ddu W\u028e\u01dd\u0279s (@warrenmyers)
\n Oct 7, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n