According to the article, 260 people are writing code for systems with strict specifications that do not change much over time. That's a significant constraint on the externalities they deal with.
In contrast, most commercial programmers write an order of magnitude more code for systems far less defined with more unpredictable externalities, with shorter deadlines.
There is no magic in the world. Everything has a reason, and it's often not (just) due to incompetence or stupidity.
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