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This really isn't my experience with super productive engineers. Usually they're solving high level technical problems for the company that most employees wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. It isn't the raw LOC they produce but their ability to translate complex technical problems into elegant solutions for everyone else to take advantage of.


The Death March is not a usual circumstance. In usual circumstances, different practices are indicated.




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