http://simonwillison.net/2009-06-24T11:00:47+00:00Simon Willison2009-06-24T11:00:47+00:002009-06-24T11:00:47+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Jun/24/engineers/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/23/engineers-are-the-best-deal-so-stock-up-on-them/"><p>Software engineers today are about 200-400% more productive than software engineers were 10 years ago because of open source software, better programming tools, common libraries, easier access to information, better education, and other factors. This means that one engineer today can do what 3-5 people did in 1999!</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/23/engineers-are-the-best-deal-so-stock-up-on-them/">Auren Hoffman</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/aurenhoffman">aurenhoffman</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/engineers">engineers</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/open-source">open-source</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/productivity">productivity</a></p>