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This metric approximately measures functionality added, so the way to game it would be to add lots more functionality. This metric has no opinion on the nature
by adchurch 2y ago
This metric approximately measures functionality added, so the way to game it would be to add lots more functionality.
This metric has no opinion on the nature of that functionality (i.e. it's not evaluating product decisions). So it doesn't tell the whole story, but it tells a much more accurate story than LOC or whatever other metrics people are using currently!
- henning 2y agoYou are describing a feature factory where people ship features just to ship features. Shitloads of code gets shipped and yet there's no real forward momentum because none of it has any impact. It is a bad place to be.
- adchurch 2y agoWouldn't this be considered a very high performing engineering team with a very poor product team? We're only evaluating engineering - not the product decisions behind that engineering.
- jrs235 2y agoSure, a siloed organization. Some folks care about the whole process not just the work in front of them. In fact, one of the biggest demotivators and morale destroying things is doing work that isn't meaningful (and the person isn't just about making money for themselves which would make the work meaningful to them (some of us don't care to be mercenaries...).