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How “10x engineer” trended on Hacker News

“10x engineer” was mentioned 6,182 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Jul 2019 with 191 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “10x engineer” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “10x engineer”

1. 1.Things that helped me get out of the AI 10x engineer imposter syndrome 949 points · 649 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
2. 2.“10x engineers”: Stereotypes and research 290 points · 267 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
3. 3.10x Engineer 228 points · 176 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
4. 4.I was a 10x engineer and I’m sorry 179 points · 186 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Show HN: AI game animation sprite generator 162 points · 116 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Busting the 10x software engineer myth 155 points · 344 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Stop sending template engines to the browser. How to make 6-10x faster templates 152 points · 87 comments · 2012 · discuss on HN
8. 8.I believe in the 10x engineer, but 145 points · 164 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Ask HN: Is hydrogen likely to be a major source of power in the next 10 years? 138 points · 211 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
10. 10.Show HN: Host a planet-scale geocoder for $10/mo 127 points · 34 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
11. 11.The Happy Demise of the 10X Engineer 114 points · 106 comments · 2014 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Playmaker: The Reality of 10x Engineer 105 points · 79 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN

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