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  • Subject: Re: programmer productivity.
  • From: "John Kennedy" <jkennedy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:45:34 -0600

> A good measure of productivity in the case of a
> computer programmer should have more to do with
> accuracy than quantity of code.

Very good point.  I used to work for a consulting firm many years ago that
paid a bonus to programmers based on the number of hours that came in under
budget on projects.  Needless to say, the programmers that made the most
bonus money were the ones doing the most free (free as in, the company lost
billable hours) warrantee work, and the programmers that made little to no
bonus money rarely ever had to do warrantee work.  Oh, another interesting
tidbit...  When the company went through some downsizing, the programmers
that were doing the most warrantee work (the ones most heavily rewarded for
their "performance") were the first to get the boot.

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