The reason is that we&#x27;re capable of multiplication and comparison.<p>$240 per year &#x2F; $200&#x2F;hour = 1.2 hours that this thing needs to save me each year to be worth paying for.  I don&#x27;t think that I could rewrite ReSharper from scratch in that amount of time.  I know from long use that it will save me that much time each year.<p>It&#x27;s the simplest money I&#x27;ll spend all year.  It would be if my bill rate were a tenth of what it is.