[zarkov99]

I think there is some value to that metric but I would not call it excellent. A really good developer might come up with a slight requirement change or an engineering detour that makes many tickets meaningless, he might improve tooling such that things that took hours now take minutes, he might be able to write tests or come up with new processes that increase quality 10x. If we think of guys like Jeff Dean, the ability to close tickets written by project managers is not what makes them stand out.

[commandlinefan]

Well, don't forget you're supposed to "estimate" everything (based on a 10-second glance at the description) before you do it, and you're also measured on the accuracy of your estimates.