[dean]

It was bad enough listening to this myth when it was 10x. Now it's up to 25x. Gimme a break. When you figure out how to measure programmer productivity, then you have the right to put a precise number on it. Not before.

Edit: I mean 'you' in the general sense. Not you personally.

[pudakai]

Actually, though I can't footnote it, the meme in the early 90's being pushed by Gates & Simonyi at M'soft was 100:1 or so "orders of magnitude" iirc correctly, so actually, Jobs is a downward estimate from that.