Steve McConnell revisited this subject recently: http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2011/01/22/10x-productivity-myths-where-s-the-10x-difference-

Steve McConnell revisited this subject recently: http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2011/01/22/10x-productivity-myths-where-s-the-10x-difference-in-compensation.aspx http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2011/01/22... I think about myth #1 when this subject comes up - "Part of the issue is that I’m underpaid a little; a bigger part of the issue is the other guy is overpaid a lot." Edit: Just saw there was a discussion on this article about 90 days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2131550 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2131550