But then again, by what number did opensource and package managers decrease the clerical workload? — Sure, if we’d not only consider machine architecture, lang

But then again, by what number did opensource and package managers decrease the clerical workload? — Sure, if we’d not only consider machine architecture, language design and compile times, but add social factors to the equation, like ecosystems, business models, and network effects, well okay, then maybe a single, apprentice developer might do the work of a 100k MSc programmers, and at least as much as he `require`s modules. :-p