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User criticizes open ticket metrics, blames AI "SlopBots"

A Mastodon user expressed frustration with the perceived negative correlation between the number of open tickets and software quality, suggesting that a high number of tickets indicates active usage rather than a problem. The user also speculated that AI "SlopBots" might be contributing to an increase in open tickets on platforms like GitHub. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing an opinion about software development metrics and AI bots, lacking significant newsworthiness.

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User criticizes open ticket metrics, blames AI "SlopBots"

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// social.karotte.org/@moehrenfel d/117160783957960800 I totally agree, and have always thought this was a terrible end-user experience. It comes abou

    RE: https:// social.karotte.org/@moehrenfel d/117160783957960800 I totally agree, and have always thought this was a terrible end-user experience. It comes about because someone, somewhere, is tracking 'number of open tickets' and thinks that a smaller number is better than a big…