Ask HN: Why do so many developers hate DORA metrics?

[shivc]

DORA haters and lovers are spread on about 50-50 basis.

Haters say they are gameable & simplify a highly complex process as software delivery into 4 numbers whereas DORA lovers feel the visibility they add based on hard data is a game changer.

Have you implemented DORA in your org? What kind of an experience has it been for you?

[andsoitis]

We love Dora. Dora is an explorer. I have not just experienced Dora, I am a Dora and you should be too.

[datascienced]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law

as long as DORA isn’t in your stack ranking review, bonus, or used as a stick to bully people, it is probably OK.

[coder4life]

WTF is DORA - you should explain this or give a link at least... Thanks :)

[verdverm → coder4life]

https://dora.dev/

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/using-the-...

Through six years of research, the DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) team has identified four key metrics that indicate the performance of a software development team:

- Deployment Frequency — How often an organization successfully releases to production

- Lead Time for Changes — The amount of time it takes a commit to get into production

- Change Failure Rate — The percentage of deployments causing a failure in production

- Time to Restore Service — How long it takes an organization to recover from a failure in production

[dsattt]

Is this an attempt at marketing your DORA thing?