🛑 Fast Code ≠ Good Code: The Myth We Keep Feeding New Developers

Let’s rip the band-aid off.

The whole idea of a “10x developer” has been milked to death. And what do most people think it means?

“Code faster, harder, stronger, longer.”

Nope. That’s not it. 🚫

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In reality, the so-called “10x devs” are not code-generating machines. They’re thinkers. They write less code, not more. They don’t worship at the altar of complexity. And they definitely don’t get emotional about abstract class hierarchies that no one asked for.

Let’s talk about how to actually be a 10x programmer — the kind companies want but don’t realize they need — by doing something radical:

Writing. Less. Code.

Yes, you heard that right. Let’s go. 💥