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Busting the 10x software engineer myth

by Ari-Pekka Koponen swarmia.com published 2021-09-21

Leaders often feel proud of their high performers. In reality, having “10x engineers“ in your software organization may be a sign of an organization that is set out to fail in the long run.

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