Comment by _aavaa_

Because even in a field like software engineering where the output of our work is save in version control, measuring baseline productivity is hard.

LoC: people argue it’s not what’s important

PRs/day: same as LoC

Getting projects done faster: oh but what about the quality.

Solve the technical problems and actually be more productive, the social systems build around the old way of doing things will hole you back.

Finish a PR in 10 minutes doesn’t matter if you’re waiting days for a human review.