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I love this list. In fact, I think my list has most of these, perhaps worded differently. I would very humbly add one of mine: "Statistics beat opinions". I s
by canadian_tired 6y ago
I love this list. In fact, I think my list has most of these, perhaps worded differently. I would very humbly add one of mine: "Statistics beat opinions". I suppose this is a condensation/generalization of "if you can't measure it, it didn't happen". Many times devs will "feel" the performance or stability is "just fine"... but having a few weeks of (relevant) perf stats is a lot more damning. Or confirming.
- sriku 6y agoIt's either a tool or a weapon depending on who wields it. I recall Nokia folks pooh-poohing the iPhone because in the metrics they valued, their Symbian phones were beating it.
- canadian_tired 6y agoCompletely agree. I try not to let people cherry-pick metrics though. Things always change, and it is a good thing to question everything to test for relevancy...at least as far as a "smell test".