The key problem here is "lots of programmers". Even on a big project, there should only ever be "enough programmers", just enough to get the job done under budg

The key problem here is "lots of programmers". Even on a big project, there should only ever be "enough programmers", just enough to get the job done under budget (hopefully) and on time. It's easy to put the burden on the programmer to carry on soldier! But a lot of the burden of productivity is often on the managers themselves. Mangement needs to manage, not cause strife and yet that's what some do. Erik Lukas seems like a guy who's had his act together from very early on and whether he read up or not, he knew how to manage his people. That's a key skill. There's also been a complete cultural overhaul in the community. Programemrs have been spoiled, for better for worse, and maybe we're expecting too much. Jeremy Morgan wrote a post last year that really illustrates this. Well worth a read : http://www.jeremymorgan.com/blog/programming/the-programmers-before-us-were-better/ http://www.jeremymorgan.com/blog/programming/the-programmers...