When measuring software developer productivity turns from enlightening to damaging…

We sat down with one of our own, Fernando Villalba, to discuss a controversial article on measuring software developer productivity. Fernando walks us through the different errors of this article when it comes to understanding the purpose behind different metrics and regarding low-value tasks as unimportant for a developer. He breaks down the complexities of a developer, and how a successful developer can find balance through communication, productivity, and finding the right flow.

Join us as we discuss:

• Criticizing the lack of detail on developer’s metrics and the implications of different kinds of metrics
• The limitations that coming with measuring productivity and interpreting different metrics
• Seeing the value in optimizing for Flow state