Karsten KonradNov 6, 2022
JFPuget

Using lines of code to measure a developer contribution is pure nonsense.

I would value someone who actually decreases the number of loc via code factorization and redesign much higher than someone who duplicates code all over the place with copy and paste.

Nov 5, 2022 at 7:46pmMastodon Twitter Crossposter
Show threadWilliam Fry 🏳️‍🌈🔵🐸Nov 5, 2022
@jfpuget I feel like my construction skills should be evaluated based on the number of extra screws I have left over when putting together IKEA furniture...
Show threadSimonNov 7, 2022
@jfpuget The main reason for it to be nonsense is that as soon as you start taking this metric into account, you put incentives in the wrong place and ruin your team's culture. Even if it's only deletions or editions you're looking at.