The problem with this entire article is the very first sentence. "The most productive programmers are orders of magnitude more productive than average programmers."
Many of the comments here conclude that it's difficult, if not impossible, to quantify programmer productivity.
So, if productivity is essentially unmeasurable, how can the initial sentence of the article be true?
Many of the comments here conclude that it's difficult, if not impossible, to quantify programmer productivity.
So, if productivity is essentially unmeasurable, how can the initial sentence of the article be true?