Ask HN: What engineering metrics help you do your job better?

by topaztee on 3/9/2024, 5:25:24 PM with 5 comments
it feels like products out there create engineering metrics that are actually not useful and maybe even harmful to devs. which ones actually help you?

  • by edmundsauto on 3/9/2024, 5:29:18 PM

    Good observability on operational metrics, as much automation as possible, clear processes and playbooks for escalations.

    Most engineering orgs I’ve seen require Eng oncalls. The perspective above is a simple non expensive way to minimize time investigations eg 5% movement of a metric. Teams spend lots of time asking “is this a real world effect, if so, should we be worried?”

  • by wahnfrieden on 3/9/2024, 5:30:22 PM

    DORA