Measuring Productivity of Individual Programmers

Measuring Productivity of Individual Programmers

Software engineering studies normally measure productivity in terms of time to complete a specific task, or sometimes in terms of lines of code per effort-hour, staff-month, or some other measure of effort. Regardless of how you choose to measure productivity, there will be issues.

Amazon.com Interview: Charles Petzold

Amazon.com Message

Known for his books on programming Microsoft Windows and his technical advice in PC Magazine , Charles Petzold has long been a favorite of the programmers among us. His latest book, Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, breaks from tradition and offers a look at data representation and processing that the average Joe can appreciate. From Morse code to Unicode, Petzold's new book has a lot to say about how human beings communicate with the help of machines.