This post on TechCrunch by Auren Hoffman, an active angel investor, argues that software engineers have had a productivity increase of 14.9% per year. A key component of the gain is embracing open source software.
What a wonderful day! My son graduated from Stanford as a computer science major. So emtional for me. After the ceremony Prof. Donald Knuth stopped by to chat with my son. A perfect crowning of a glorius acheivement.