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> Today, we’re proud to say nearly 60% of the top 1,000 Android apps contain Kotlin code ^^ This precise phrasing looks like an OKR.
by tlarkworthy 7y ago
> Today, we’re proud to say nearly 60% of the top 1,000 Android apps contain Kotlin code
^^ This precise phrasing looks like an OKR.
- edoceo 7y agoOKR = Objectives and Key Results. I had it look it up: ""collaborative goal-setting tool used by teams and individuals to set challenging, ambitious goals with measurable results"" -- among other definitions and graphs. Is this management speak about vanity metrics? What do these measurements even mean?
- stochastician 7y agohttps://library.gv.com/how-google-sets-goals-okrs-a1f69b0b72c7 https://library.gv.com/how-google-sets-goals-okrs-a1f69b0b72...
- joatmon-snoo 7y agoFor example: O: improve the usability of Kotlin KR: 90% of top 1K Android apps have Kotlin deps Q4 score: 67% (achieved 60%, goal was 90%)
- harryh 7y agoThe use of OKRs goes back to Andy Grove at Intel and while, like any tool, they can be misused they're definitely not just for vanity metrics. Some more useful OKRs might be things like: - Increase number of signups for our app by 10%. - Decrease the rate of customers churning off our platform by 20%. - Reduce the median time it takes to ship a product out of our warehouse from 3 to 2 days.
- xt00 7y agoI would be interested to know how much of that code is not boilerplate just pulled directly from google’s site explaining how to interface with X.