10 Ways to Become a 10x Developer. Number 10 will Induce Delirium.

In today’s fast-paced world, if you want to be a top developer, you need to be 10 times better than the average developer.

So how do you become 10x? Here are 10 surefire ways:

1. Fix 10x more bugs.

Debugging can be a frustrating experience. You make a change, refresh the page, and nothing happens. Or worse, something breaks. What to do?

Introducing the Monte Carlo method:

1. Take your code and make a change, any change. It doesn’t matter what the change is, just pick something at random.
2. Compile your code and deploy it to a testing server.
3. Go on vacation. Preferably to Monte Carlo.
4. Every time you feel the urge to check your code, place a bet at the Monte Carlo casino instead.
5. If you win the bet, your code is working as expected. If you lose the bet, you’ve found a bug.

2. Do 10x more code reviews.

Let’s say a 1x developer left a “console.log” in a pull request. Here are four passive-aggressive comments you can make:

1. “Nice try, but we don’t need to see your debug statements. Please remove them before submitting your PR again.”