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It was bad enough listening to this myth when it was 10x. Now it's up to 25x. Gimme a break. When you figure out how to measure programmer productivity, then yo
by dean 14y ago
It was bad enough listening to this myth when it was 10x. Now it's up to 25x. Gimme a break. When you figure out how to measure programmer productivity, then you have the right to put a precise number on it. Not before.
Edit: I mean 'you' in the general sense. Not you personally.
- pudakai 14y agoActually, though I can't footnote it, the meme in the early 90's being pushed by Gates & Simonyi at M'soft was 100:1 or so "orders of magnitude" iirc correctly, so actually, Jobs is a downward estimate from that.