Hi Jochen, >> Depending what study you believe, there's anything from a 20:1 to >> 40:1 >> difference in productivity between novice and expert programmers. If >> you recognise you're at the lower end of the scale that should be a >> factor in determining your pricing. > > That is much much bigger than I would have expected. Do you have any > links for such studies?
This publication claims a 10:1 difference in productivity amongst programmers: Sackman - Exploratory Experimental Studies Comparing Online and Offline. Communications of the ACM pg 3-11, Jan 1968 Pragmatic Thinking & Learning by Andy Hunt (2008) cites that study, claiming the gulf has widened since then. Hunt claims the 20:1 to 40:1 difference in productivity today. Sorry I don't have any online references. Kind regards, James McGlinn __________________________________ CTO Eventfinder Limited Suite 106, Heards Building 2 Ruskin Street, Parnell, Auckland 1052 Phone: +649 365 2342 Mobile: +6421 633 234 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.eventfinder.co.nz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
