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Dan North & Associates Ltd The Worst Programmer I Know is Tim Mackinnon. He is the worst programmer I know, and why I fought to keep him in the team. Tim's productivity score was zero, and he never signed up for any stories.

The Worst Programmer I Know

I enjoyed this fun, quick read. Good information to consider and now I really want to work with Tim.

What a fantastic take on performance measurement vs team accountability. Perfect and well written.

Just add Tim as a pair programmer to the ticket with appropriate business value and you’ll see how he compares. Who knew skewed metrics are skewed in specifically crafted edge cases? /s