Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity (2009)

Re:Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their produ... by headsoup on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:46AM (#31931198)

I'm not saying the developer is crap, I'm saying it didn't take 19 developers to do what he/she did.

Each of those 19 developers could have been just as good, but the problem/requirement was likely very different for them.

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Re:Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their produ... by gsibble on Monday July 04, 2022 @11:20AM (#31977986)

I have 25+ years experience and a computer engineering degree from a top university.

The 19 people were all right out of coding camps and each had 1-3 years experience.

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Re:Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their produ... by ratww on Thursday June 30, 2022 @10:44AM (#31932977)

Are the requirements really 19 times harder though? Or at least N times larger, so that it requires 19 times more people? I most sincerely doubt it.

The reason there was 19 developers is probably because someone pulled the number 19 out of their ass.

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