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> What is going on here?

Maybe fear for even more corporate bullshit interfering with the already difficult job a developer has to do?

> confusing bad management with metric visibility

Hmm not so confusing IMO. And what is your definition of 'bad management'? Most management I've worked with as a developer have no clue about coding and the complexity we're working in. These metrics could be valuable for someone who knows more about the complexity of the underlying technology and what is needed to actually make the PR happen.