That's super interesting! What would be a good way to measure the comlexity of a task in some objective way?
Also, the study doesn't really take "tasks" into account at all, it seems. Just modules and data relating to the modules.
Also, the study doesn't really take "tasks" into account at all, it seems. Just modules and data relating to the modules.
From an existing codebase this would be very difficult to objectively assess. I think you’d have to study it empirically — come up with a set of tasks (“A”) that each takes a single programmer “P” on average a week to complete. Then come up with a set of tasks (“B”) that each takes a team “T” of 10 programmers on average a week to complete (ensure that 10 programmers is a lower bound, i.e. decreasing the number of coders causes the project to take longer). Across multiple solo programmers and teams, compare the quality of the code produced by programmers P on tasks A, teams T on tasks B, and teams T on tasks A. I’d bet P/A > T/B > T/A.