Comment by analog31
2 days ago
Yet paradoxically, the user knows instinctively. I know exactly when I'll get my next medical checkup, and when the test results will arrive. I know if a software app improves my work, and what it will cost to get a paid license.
The hard thing is occupations where the quantity of effort is unrelated to the result due to the vast number of confounding factors.
Theres an interesting recent study showing how poorly developers measure their own productivity:
https://secondthoughts.ai/p/ai-coding-slowdown
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44526912