Originally posted by umop-apisdn:

Originally posted by sarteck:

The new members were added like a year ago. If they're not up to speed, something is wrong.

To be quite frank, a year to get 2-3 new team members "up to speed" on what was previously the work of 5 people is probably... just about right.

Uh, no, not at all. I know you've mentioned having done coding since the mid-80's, but this is DEFINITELY not actual job experience. If it takes you a YEAR to contribute to the team, your team is crap or you are.