tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106689659668378141.post2341597545202185679..comments2024-01-03T13:12:30.352-05:00Comments on Wise man or Wise guy? You decide: Measuring Developer PerformanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10597545408348167623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106689659668378141.post-57225431892961824612008-12-12T18:51:00.000-05:002008-12-12T18:51:00.000-05:00Tim,That is a good one. Kind of like when you hav...Tim,<BR/><BR/>That is a good one. Kind of like when you have to write a 500 word paper in the sixth grade and you use "and" and "very" a lot.<BR/><BR/>Again, the real question is how do you measure performance? It relates not to just developers, but other jobs as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10597545408348167623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106689659668378141.post-43136246024006403102008-12-11T22:45:00.000-05:002008-12-11T22:45:00.000-05:00I had a computer science instructor in college who...I had a computer science instructor in college who was an old C++ programmer. He said that he had an employer that measured performance by the number of semicolons (statement terminators) in your code, as if more statements means better code. So, the common modus operandi for his group was to add extraneous semicolons throughout the code. If there is an arbitrary measurement of productivity, it will eventually be hacked.Tim Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859289685991207262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106689659668378141.post-80632479706061695622008-12-11T10:24:00.000-05:002008-12-11T10:24:00.000-05:00Andy,I'm not suggesting not measuring, I'm wonderi...Andy,<BR/><BR/>I'm not suggesting not measuring, I'm wondering what to measure and/or how?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10597545408348167623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106689659668378141.post-19209183334954302402008-12-11T07:52:00.000-05:002008-12-11T07:52:00.000-05:00Jack, it IS hard to measure stuff, and things that...Jack, it IS hard to measure stuff, and things that get measured often get gamed - but don't stop measuring! Better to measure a few things and learn than to measure nothing and hope for the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com