Quote Originally Posted by Nexus7
I am asking this because the guy who told me that is an experienced programmer, and the tendency to classify a programmer by the quantity of code he writes in a certain amount of time seems to be diffused here... at least between the amateurs... the numbers sounded ridicolous to me as it would mean around 50 lines/day, witch is really not much.

I would like to ear more about your personal definition of professional (or skilled) programmer... I know that time is a very important factor for a professionist...
The guy who told you that, then, is not an experienced programmer. Just someone with a job.

A professional programmer doesn't just code well. She can design and understand design, and knows how the components of a project need to be written to meet requirements. It's not always about lines of code.