The Quota Illusion: KPIs lead to bloated code and technical debt
thetripathi58 · x · 2026-08-24
The 'Quota Illusion' post argues that managing by strict numerical KPIs forces engineers to game the system, writing bloated code and destroying technical debt just to meet quotas. The focus should be on optimizing the workflow, not raw output.
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