A little equation for you P = ( U * O / F * C ) + S P Productivity U Understanding of the codebase O Ownership - degree to which you feel you can make signi

A little equation for you P = ( U * O / F * C ) + S P Productivity U Understanding of the codebase O Ownership - degree to which you feel you can make significant changes to code with minimal approval F Fear - degree to which you are concerned about mistakes costing you your job C Complexity of codebase S Your actual skill set Yes I think Skill is not a multiplier in almost all cases I suspect ownership and fear are actually exponents as well.