Ok, sure, but I'd rather see a rough attempt at getting some numbers than just throwing your hands up in the air and saying "gee, that's a hard problem".
Also, I think that we all know enough about programming and languages and their many uses that we can talk directly about it, rather than about an analogy.
Also, I think that we all know enough about programming and languages and their many uses that we can talk directly about it, rather than about an analogy.