# In Praise of “Normal” Engineers – charity.wtf

<https://charity.wtf/2025/06/19/in-praise-of-normal-engineers/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Great overview of thinking about software team productivity and how you design the work to drive group productivity. I have never liked the "10x Engineer" metaphor either. Certainly different engineers have different strengths, but creating value over time and supporting production systems requires a team approach and the teams that win the most have ability to bring in a wide variety of skill levels.

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