I think the productivity ratio can be overstated often. Most developers are highly productive at doing the sort of work that is within their comfort zone. If

I think the productivity ratio can be overstated often. Most developers are highly productive at doing the sort of work that is within their comfort zone. If the work is reasonably well specified and straightforward (i.e producing a bunch of web forms , rather than requiring algorithm research) then the productivity limit is often down to typing speed.