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You should really read the attached paper. The whole point is that it takes total cost of ownership (i.e. all those other metrics / factors you list) into accou

You should really read the attached paper. The whole point is that it takes total cost of ownership (i.e. all those other metrics / factors you list) into account, and function points instead of lines of code.. Capers Jones measures these things in a fairly sophisticated way, and has been working on it since the late seventies. Spend some time and read his work before making these surface level comments that are refuted directly in the source.

nwienert 9y ago
Actually that applies only to a small part of what I wrote, which is why I still posted it. The bulk of my argument remains valid.
- codemac 9y ago
  ... no, it doesn't. He evaluates productivity in terms of the total cost, including all of those development tools & practices you list. The bulk of your argument is valid, but it's by definition included in what Jones' calculates as "productivity". It's a enormous red flashing light that says "I didn't read the linked references".