There is a good comprehensive book on software productivity "Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II" Barry W. Boehm et al Prentice Hall ISBN 0-13-026692-2 Barry W. Boehm has been documenting software productivity for at least 20 years. The biggest difference between his current models and previous ones is that software re-use is not as important now. w.. > > > I think I read somewhere that 20 lines a day in > > > assembly is expected? > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics