I think it's more like 80% of your team should be normal engineers, but they wil...

notepad0x90 on March 14, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: “Normal” engineers are the key to great teams

I think it's more like 80% of your team should be normal engineers, but they will collectively pull 50% of the weight. the top 20% should be "10x" (hate the term) and carry the other 50%. This just happens to be the most optimal, healthy and sustainable distribution.