University of Zurich

Got interested in measuring it two years into my SWE career.

Initially rated myself based on % of completed daily objectives. The objectives didn’t necessarily correspond to work items. Stopped because the numbers were high even on days when I didn’t feel productive.

Switched to “stuff that affects others” (later came to know these are “function points”). More intuitively captures non-code objectives, e.g., aligning folks on feature specs. Numbers seem low; never a double digit month. Open question on how to incorporate code reviews into my daily rating.

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