Scott Davis on software development metrics
From The Ship of Theseus: Building the 1,000 Year Web by Scott Davis · · Developer Summit
“I feel that measuring developer velocity is one of the most dangerously flawed metrics that we can measure in what we do. This doesn't represent who we are, this doesn't represent the value our industry provides.”
On , Scott Davis, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Western Digital, spoke about software development metrics during The Ship of Theseus: Building the 1,000 Year Web by Scott Davis on Developer Summit.
About Scott Davis
Scott Davis, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Western Digital, has been active in discussions on personal purpose, digital trust, and marketing strategy. In a November 2025 podcast, Davis spoke about the importance of gratitude, admitting ignorance as a first step in learning, and cultivating friendships through vulnerability and honesty. He described selling his possessions and sailing to the Caribbean as a way to find a new chapter, and said he started the nonprofit Fulcrum to address affordable housing by using novel financing to keep rents 20–25 percent below market. Davis also discussed