image: the mythological 10x developer, caught in its natural habitat. A 10x developer thread blew up on Twitter over the weekend. A startup/disrupter posted their tips on how to find the mythological 10x engineer and what massive rewards your organization will reap by having one. Unfortunately, their "tips" only amounted to the perpetuation of a very different type of engineer: one who can't mentor, can't be bothered to attend a meeting, knows only code (to the detriment of all other soft skills), and will insist on doing things the right way...aka their way. In short, it was a list of attributes that described a toxic developer. After having slung code for two decades...and am now charged with leading my own team of developers...here is the harsh truth of the matter: If you want to build a team of highly productive developers, focus on building a 10x environment . Build knowledge sharing into your process, so your team is actively invested in educa...