Episode 436: Understand what you’re measuring, or you’ll just get measurements - a podcast by Software Defined Talk LLC

This week, we discuss measuring developer productivity, Unity licensing backlash, and some follow-up on Wireless Emergency Alerts. Plus, thoughts on coconuts.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtDvRPqXFs) 436 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQtDvRPqXFs)Runner-up Titles
One day an ice machine will run on RISC-VMo Developers Mo Problems
W3C my ass.That’s almost an aggressive blue.
Wait. Do I live in an office complex?You pay the same
Quarantine QuartersMaybe I have too much mindlessness
Out of my way Costco, I’m going direct.Candy Corn
Have you tried a bubble-sort?Omerta for developers
Understand what you’re measuring, or you’ll just get measurements.KCNA23VMWEO20
Just make the bedRundown
Developer ProductivityMcKinsey Developer Productivity Review (https://dannorth.net/mckinsey-review/)
Even longer rebuttal (https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/measuring-developer-productivity).The only people who don’t like metrics are the people being measured, or, developer productivity metrics quicksand (https://newsletter.cote.io/p/the-only-people-who-dont-like-metrics)
ReportsKubernetes at Scale: Challenges, Priorities, Adoption Patterns, and Solutions (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/analyst-reports/kubernetes-at-scale)
Announcing the 2023 State of DevOps Report (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/announcing-the-2023-state-of-devops-report)John Riccitiello is out at Unity, effective immediately (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/9/23910441/unity-ceo-president-john-riccitiello-out-retire)
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) (https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea)Relevant to your Interests
Why companies still want in-house data centres (https://www.economist.com/business/2023/10/05/why-companies-still-want-in-house-data-centres)Understanding the Cyber Resilience Act: What Everyone involved in Open Source Development Should Know (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/understanding-the-cyber-resilience-act)
PayPal faces new antitrust lawsuit claiming it unfairly stifles competition with Stripe, Shopify and more (https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/05/paypal-faces-new-antitrust-lawsuit-claiming-it-unfairly-stifles-competition-with-stripe-shopify-and-more/)DuckDB Labs puts limit on free support, rules out VC funding (https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/05/duckdb_labs_puts_limit_on_vc_funds/)
Genetics firm 23andMe says user data stolen in credential stuffing attack (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/genetics-firm-23andme-says-user-data-stolen-in-credential-stuffing-attack/)Hackers are selling the data of millions lifted from 23andMe’s genetic database (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/7/23907330/23andme-leak-hackers-selling-user-dna-data)
Datadog stumbles as Bank of America downgrades, citing recent checks (https://seekingalpha.com/news/4019064-datadog-stumbles-bank-of-america-downgrades-recent-checks)IBM CEO in damage control mode after AI job loss comments (https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ibm-ceo-in-damage-control-mode-after-ai-job-loss-comments)
Google announces new generative AI search capabilities for doctors (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/09/google-announces-new-generative-ai-search-capabilities-for-doctors-.html)Be an Open Source Absolutist! (https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1711737838889242880)
Google Cloud mitigated largest DDoS attack, peaking above 398 million rps (https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/google-cloud-mitigated-largest-ddos-attack-peaking-above-398-million-rps/)Nonsense
Ice Is Not Necessary. So Why Do Hotels Provide It for Free? (https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/08/why-are-there-ice-machines-in-so-many-hotels.html)Listener Feedback
Biogen hiring Senior Manager, Solution Architecture, Global Commercial and Medical IT (hybrid work) (https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Biogen/743999935046183-senior-manager-solution-architecture-global-commercial-and-medical-it-hybrid-work-)RedHat hiring Principal Product Marketing Manager, OpenShift in Remote (https://us-redhat.icims.com/jobs/100399/principal-product-marketing-manager%2c-openshift/job?mode=view&mobile=true&width=428&height=739&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-300&jun1offset=-240)
ConferencesOct 17th SpringOne Tour Online (free!) (https://springonetour.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming) - Coté talking about platform engineering.
Oct 17th and 24th **talk series (yes, a “webinar”): Building a Path to Production: A Guide for Managers and Leaders in Platform Engineering (https://series.brighttalk.com/series/6011/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming). Coté’s doing this.
Nov 6-9, 2023, KubeCon NA (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/), SDT’s a sponsor, Matt’s there. Use this VMware discount code for 20% off: KCNA23VMWEO20.Nov 6-9, 2023 VMware Explore Barcelona (https://www.vmware.com/explore/eu.html), Coté’s attending
Nov 7–8, 2023 RISC-V Summit | Linux Foundation Events (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/riscv-summit/)Jan 29, 2024 to Feb 1, 2024 That Conference Texas (https://that.us/events/tx/2024/schedule/)
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