I think there's a fallacy in there; just because something hasn't been done doesn't make it a bad idea. Otherwise we should just stay shivering in the metaphorical cave.

But I think it's commonly accepted that there's a huge performance difference between a good programmer and a bad programmer. People disagree as to the ratio of course; I've heard between 3x and 100x. I don't believe that's as widely mentioned for lawyers or accountants. So technology talent seems like a great place for 10x to start.