Lines of code got a better publicist(curlewis.co.nz)
417 points by RyeCombinator | 288 comments
A blog post by David Curlewis arguing that AI-era productivity metrics are repackaging lines of code as a measure of developer output.
#metrics on Hacker News
4 stories tagged metrics, newest first.
The Worst Programmer I Know (2023)(dannorth.net)
448 points by rbanffy | 308 comments
Dan North's blog post about colleague Tim Mackinnon, who scored zero on individual productivity metrics because he spent his time helping teammates, and why North defended him.
The worst programmer I know(dannorth.net)
1417 points by zdw | 571 comments
Dan North blog post about Tim Mackinnon, a colleague who scored zero on individual productivity metrics because he spent his time helping teammates.
A good measurement culture where numbers don’t replace common sense(blog.promaton.com)
458 points by atorok | 409 comments
A Medium blog post from Promaton offering a practical guide to building a measurement culture where KPIs don't override common sense.