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Why not just give them different parts. The last guy you interview you give the task of putting together the different pieces, and then you have your finished application. Of course you should also interview QA people so they can find the problems with what they other guys did...
You can look at Major League Soccer in the US. David Beckham makes $6.5 million/year and the median salary for all players is $53,000. Lowest salary for developmental players is $13,000.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=427678&...

$53k a year is probably not too bad unless you live in expensive areas, but it's really not a lot considering that the length of your career is probably less than ten years.

Diesel-electric locomotives work like this too. You can run your diesel engine at its most optimal rpm which makes it more efficient.

This is how I hope they'll build gas-electric or diesel-electric hybrids in the future.

Two concept cars with this technology:

Eco-commuter Heuliez Will http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/active-wheel-afforda...

Performance roadster Venturi Volage http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/10/02/paris-2008-venturi-v...