Quality Vs Quantity

Traditionally productivity is defined as 'output / input', however productivity is not always about quantity, quality matters too. In fields like Software engineering, debate between quality and quantity is nuanced.

We might be tempted to measure productivity by sheer lines of code written however, more lines of code can result in faster technical debt accumulation and more bugs per line. On the other hand, high quality code is well tested cleanly written, maintained and well documented. It can solve difficult problems with relatively minimal complexity.

Writing fewer, more robust lines of code which is thoroughly tested and keeping bigger picture in mind for scalability is far more valuable than spinning out more features, which can result in more problems than they solve.

Most successful software teams strike a delicate balance, maintaining high standards of code quality while still delivering meaningful functionality at a steady, sustainable pace.