[net.ai] Any data on programmer productivity and lisp machines?

warren@ihwpt.UUCP (warren montgomery) (10/18/85)

I am looking for data on software development productivity while
doing development on lisp machine versus doing equivalent
development on a conventional time-shared system.  The comparison I
am looking at is something like comparing Franz lisp + the needed
"generic" development tools (editors, shells, etc), on a Unix*
system, versus the integrated environment presented by the Symbolics*
workstation.  I know that this has been a popular subject on the net
in the past, but I haven't seen much authoritative data.  Any sound
data I can collect has the potential to influence purchase decisions
throughout AT&T, so if you have the evidence, now is your chance to
present it.  I would be particularly interested in published
material with hard numbers.

*Unix is a Trademark of AT&T
*Symbolics is a Trademark of Symbolics, inc.

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Warren Montgomery,  ihesa!warren