>>> If a single person can accomplish everything that an average team of 3 programmers/designers can ... I do not think that this is how it really works. It is

>>> If a single person can accomplish everything that an average team of 3 programmers/designers can ... I do not think that this is how it really works. It is more that that one person understands something that these three others do not. For example, the problem can only be solved with a complex regular expression. This guy understands it. The three others do not. That is why you do not see the difference in 99% of the project. It is in the 1% that truly requires his talent, that the 3 guys get stuck forever, while our guy manages to complete the project. If your project does not require any particular, rare understanding, you will not even see that this guy is so good.