> it's much more difficult to quantify the impact of a software engineer compared to investment bankers and consultants. This depends to an incredible degree o

> it's much more difficult to quantify the impact of a software engineer compared to investment bankers and consultants. This depends to an incredible degree on what kind of "consultant" you're talking about. For the traditional "strategic consulting" type consultants it seems basically as impossible to quantify as for software developers, or rely most other people working in large companies.