Jesus Gives Developers a Reason to Build for People, Not Just Metrics
D Vandergraph
Engagement.
Conversion.
Retention.
Usage.
Those metrics can be useful.
But Jesus reminds Christians that people are more than metrics.
A user is a neighbor.
That should change design.
Do not manipulate simply because a pattern increases conversion.
Do not make cancellation difficult just because friction improves retention.
Do not hide important information because transparency might reduce revenue.
Christian developers should care about technical quality and moral quality.
The product can succeed by the dashboard and still fail people.
Jesus gives us a better question:
Does this serve the person honestly?
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