In my experience, people do not use "10x" as an actual output metric, but rather...

nevinera on Jan 20, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The myth of the myth of the 10x programmer (2020)

In my experience, people do not use "10x" as an actual output metric, but rather as a rough _replacement value_. You could give me 10 other engineers for a quarter or just that one, and I'll be on track for the release either way.