> Imagine trying to tie dev comp to performance metrics like number of commits or bugs squashed. I worked at a company that wanted to do this, and may or may n

> Imagine trying to tie dev comp to performance metrics like number of commits or bugs squashed. I worked at a company that wanted to do this, and may or may not have behind the scenes. When I explained that these could easily be gamed, their response was, "Why would someone do that?" This was at one of the largest banks in the entire world while they were also trying to claim that they were a technology company that happens to do banking. Yeah, okay.