I reported to a manager that attempted to measure our productivity fixing bugs by comparing the lines of code before and after the fix. Most fixes reduced the lines of code, so our numbers were usually either negative or close to zero. A couple weeks later the manager interrogated the team as to why we were so unproductive.
Another fun experiment is to measure developers using lines of code, and then switch to unit test coverage. For some reason, the code always seems to shrink.
Counting lines of code for maintenance work is a little like evaluating your mechanic based on the weight difference of your car before and after he fixes it.
Counting lines of code for maintenance work is a little like evaluating your mechanic based on the weight difference of your car before and after he fixes it.
Another fun experiment is to measure developers using lines of code, and then switch to unit test coverage. For some reason, the code always seems to shrink.
Counting lines of code for maintenance work is a little like evaluating your mechanic based on the weight difference of your car before and after he fixes it.