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← Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 29 Aug 2003 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under management management Everything filed under design design Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output. Software productivity cannot be measured,because there is no way to measure adevelopment team's output. Last stated 23 years ago 29 Aug 2003 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2003-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lines of code cannot measure productivity, because better-designed code is shorter. — tap to centre the map on it Lines of code cannot measureproductivity, becausebetter-designed code is shorter. Last stated 23 years ago 29 Aug 2003 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2003-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output. — tap to centre the map on it Team output is still what matters,however hard the industry pushes tomeasure individual output. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Probably nobody has yet figured out how to measure the outcomes of AI-assisted product work. — tap to centre the map on it Probably nobody has yet figured outhow to measure the outcomes ofAI-assisted product work. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 TY Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Success is probably measured wrongly when it is judged by the amount of output or the quality of that output. — tap to centre the map on it Success is probably measured wronglywhen it is judged by the amount ofoutput or the quality of thatoutput. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The greatest myth in management is that you can't manage what you don't measure — tap to centre the map on it The greatest myth in management isthat you can't manage what you don'tmeasure Last stated 3 years ago 23 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding people to a design effort does not simply add productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Adding people to a design effortdoes not simply add productivity. MC Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. — tap to centre the map on it Software cannot reach its next leveluntil somebody builds the next levelof hardware underneath it. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not being able to ship clogs down a software development team's momentum — tap to centre the map on it Not being able to ship clogs down asoftware development team's momentum Last stated 4 years ago 8 Dec 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neuralorganization may be the secret ofhuman creativity, at the price ofsusceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago 8 Jan 2013 DD Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Software productivity cannot be measured, because there is no way to measure a development team's output. Last stated 29 Aug 2003 · 23 years ago Holds Martin Fowler Read this korrent →