[astrobe_]

Because I am talking about programmers, not about mercenary-developers.

[jbay808]

Then what change in behaviour were you expecting your incentive scheme to result in?

[astrobe_]

The "scheme" a) draws from gamification b) prevents the sometimes hostile reception of the use of metrics c) reinforces the feedback loop. Positive perception leads to positive behavior.

[bluefirebrand]

Of course. No true programmer would be motivated by reward to produce shoddy work.