Joys Corollary

Described to me by Bill Joy, at Indian Restaurant in Palo Alto..

The code generation rate of a development group is a linear function of the number of developers, while the idea generation rate is exponential. The ratio, i.e. productivity, therefore approaches zero.

-- TomStambaugh

And I thought, the idea generation rate was quadratic, because the communication possible/required is quadratic. At least, I don't think that it is exponential.

But the productivity approaches zero anyway :-)

-- GunnarZarncke

It could be exponential because the ideas may come as 2^n, being the number of ways you can get a sub-collection of developers.

Remember that not all idea generators are developers, some aren't even employers.

-- AaronRobson

Can you buy an IdeaGenerator at Amazon? I want one!

Sure. It's called a "book". ;-)

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