INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF DORA METRICS

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Tracking and measuring developer productivity is an age-old problem and DORA metrics attempt to solve it by honing in on 4 key metrics: deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and time it takes to restore service. This article challenges the efficacy of measuring productivity using DORA metrics and outlines some of the bottlenecks it presents, such as measuring velocity properly. It also offers tips that will help you successfully work on a team that relies on DORA metrics.