Even if Uber really did double developer productivity, would it translate to quarterly results?

Ultimately they make money selling rides, not selling software. The Uber app is mature and adding new features is unlikely to significantly increase sales.

Writing 2x more code doesn't translate to 2x more revenue unless it results in 2x more rides.

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afavour an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> Even if Uber really did double developer productivity, would it translate to quarterly results?

It would if it meant they then fired half their software engineers, which is the ultimate goal.

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mattnelson 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Lowering costs to run the infra would show up as increased profits without any change in rides.

	▲	echoangle 27 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		How much is infra spending compared to revenue/other expenses? I honestly can’t imagine it’s that high, they’re not running something like Netflix or YouTube… But maybe I’m underestimating it.
	▲	nkrisc an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Do you really need AI for that? Seems like the thing any existing engineering team could do if it was prioritized.
	▲	dpark an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Would it? How much of Uber’s cost is software infrastructure vs paying humans?