<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@isagalaev" class="u-url mention">@<span>isagalaev</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@timbray" class="u-url mention">@<span>timbray</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@baldur" class="u-url mention">@<span>baldur</span></a></span> You can compare programming languages, if you use an abstract method of defining the size of the task. This is what function point analysis does. Of course there are many other variations to take into account besides programming languages. Capers Jones has many good books on the subject of measurement.</p>