Month: November 2016
Alternatives to Lines of Code (LOC)
It amazes me that in 2016, I still hear the occasional story of some software team manager measuring developer productivity by committed lines of code (LOC) per day. In fact,...
The Fastest Way to Get to Know NDepend
I confess to a certain level of avoidance when it comes to tackling something new. If pressed for introspection, I think I do this because I can’t envision a direct...
Concreteness: Entering the Zone of Pain
Years ago, when I first downloaded a trial of NDepend, I chuckled when I saw the “Abstractness vs. Instability” graph. The concept itself does not amuse, obviously. Rather, the labels...
How to Prioritize Bugs on Your To-Do List
People frequently ask me questions about code quality. People also frequently ask me questions about efficiency and productivity. But it seems we rarely wind up talking about the two together. How...