Those guys weigh 150+ kg though, since deadlifting is a rather informal competition without weight classes. Unless you weigh the same, comparing yourself to them doesn't make sense.
I am not physically active at all, and the world record for weightlifters in my weight class is around 3 times what I am able to lift with zero training.
> Unless you weigh the same, comparing yourself to them doesn't make sense.
Of course it does. The “10x developer” claim is that some people have 150+ kg equivalent brains when it comes to programming. In the right environment they’re lifting 10x more code. Just like with weightlifting, it might not be healthy or useful to compare your productivity to theirs because it hurts and it doesn’t really matter anyway. But just like with weightlifting, the comparison can still be made.
Most of us work with other people in our “intellectual weight class” - so you might not meet many developers that much smarter than you. But they’re out there. The Jeff Deans of this world aren’t spending their time closing jira tickets for simple web apps.
> The “10x developer” claim is that some people have 150+ kg equivalent brains when it comes to programming.
Software development on a team is more than bashing code; a 10× developer is probably most often a 3× coder who helps makes seven 1× teammates into 2× coders.
I think both types exist. There are certainly 10x managers, who write no code but make their entire team multiple times more effective than they would be otherwise.
I am not physically active at all, and the world record for weightlifters in my weight class is around 3 times what I am able to lift with zero training.