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by godelski 876 days ago
You probably should because this is a person demonstrating that they can and will hack metrics rather than consider what you're proxying.
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ozim 876 days ago
In my current setting it doesn’t work like that.

We have a small team of developers and you cannot hack metrics. You build and deliver what is in requirements or not.

If you don’t deliver we don’t even have to have a discussion because team reviews code, tests features and gives feedback quickly if someone is slacking.

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godelski 875 days ago
All metrics can be hacked.
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ozim 875 days ago
Not going to write too much but I think this is best reply:

https://xkcd.com/810/

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godelski 875 days ago
Well you did say that your metrics "cannot be hacked."

The XKCD one can actually be easily hacked. Just spam the system and rate every comment as helpful. Classifier learns to accept everything. There's dozens of way to hack this one and undermine the actual goal. But it is a comic, and it is funny. Doesn't need to be realistic.

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