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jonny@neuromatch.social ("jonny (good kind)") wrote:
Metrification of code is like inherently busted sure sure, goodharts law and whatever, but trying to inculcate an inverse line-count metric as a desirable target at work: small PRs and negative line counts are beautiful and so on. I just saw a +750/-600 turn into +500/-1733 and i almost wept. Eventually this will backfire in some way, but for now I am rejoicing.