# How to Measure Developer Experience: The Danger of Metrics

DevFeed: [How to Measure Developer Experience: The Danger of Metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-measure-developer-experience-the-danger-of-metrics-39914.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/how-to-measure-developer-experience-the-danger-of-metrics/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-06-24T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [code productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-productivity.md>), [dora metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dora-metrics.md>), [lead time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/lead-time.md>)

Tags: [culture-developer-experience-developer-productivity-metrics-engineering-excellence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-developer-experience-developer-productivity-metrics-engineering-excellence.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [developer-productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-productivity.md>), [dora-metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dora-metrics.md>), [lead-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lead-time.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines how to measure developer experience and productivity, arguing that relying solely on numerical and output metrics can create false confidence and skewed insight. It contrasts metrics such as DORA metrics, merge requests, commits, and story points with engineer satisfaction and well-being as leading indicators.

## Source excerpt

How to Measure Developer Experience: The Danger of Metrics Whenever I talk with people about developer experience or developer productivity, one question is never far: How do we measure it?