R0007/2026-03-19/C005/H1¶
Statement¶
Claim is accurate as stated
Status¶
Current: Supported
Supporting Evidence¶
| Evidence | Summary |
|---|---|
| SRC01-E01 | Primary evidence from research |
Contradicting Evidence¶
| Evidence | Summary |
|---|---|
| None |
Reasoning¶
Confirmed. Schulmeyer published "The Net Negative Producing Programmer" in American Programmer in 1992. He described NNPPs as programmers who "insert enough spoilage to exceed the value of their production." In a team of ten, he estimated up to three may qualify, and on high-defect projects (30-60 defects per KLOC), up to half may be NNPPs.
Relationship to Other Hypotheses¶
H1 is the primary supported hypothesis.