Comments on: Review: Some basic determinants of computer programming productivity http://blog.webfoot.com/2007/06/12/productivity-factors/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:19:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: ducky http://blog.webfoot.com/2007/06/12/productivity-factors/comment-page-1/#comment-261 ducky Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:07:01 +0000 http://www.webfoot.com/blog/2007/06/12/productivity-factors/#comment-261 Oh, no doubt! Coding in Cobol in 1978 clearly is different from coding in e.g. Java in 2007. Syntax coloring, easy cross-references, findbugs, etc etc etc are all very good things. Life is different now. Unfortunately, there are very few studies on programmer productivity *period*. It's lousy data, in some ways, but it's the only data I have. Also, note that me doing a review of a paper is NOT an endorsement of the paper. I'm reviewing the papers so that other people can choose whether or not to read the papers themselves. Hmmm, I think I'll go and stick "Review:" in the title of blog posts that are reviews... Oh, no doubt!

Coding in Cobol in 1978 clearly is different from coding in e.g. Java in 2007. Syntax coloring, easy cross-references, findbugs, etc etc etc are all very good things. Life is different now.

Unfortunately, there are very few studies on programmer productivity *period*. It’s lousy data, in some ways, but it’s the only data I have.

Also, note that me doing a review of a paper is NOT an endorsement of the paper. I’m reviewing the papers so that other people can choose whether or not to read the papers themselves.

Hmmm, I think I’ll go and stick “Review:” in the title of blog posts that are reviews…

]]> By: Charlie Loyd http://blog.webfoot.com/2007/06/12/productivity-factors/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Charlie Loyd Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:46:03 +0000 http://www.webfoot.com/blog/2007/06/12/productivity-factors/#comment-260 Maybe this is a cheap shot, but I wonder if it's really wise to draw conclusions about programming from Cobol programming. We don't judge professional sports training regimens by performance in three-legged races. Maybe this is a cheap shot, but I wonder if it’s really wise to draw conclusions about programming from Cobol programming. We don’t judge professional sports training regimens by performance in three-legged races.

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