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What happens when a team's code coverage drops below the mandated minimum? How do different teams' coverage numbers affect their value ranking against other tea
by Jach 8y ago
What happens when a team's code coverage drops below the mandated minimum? How do different teams' coverage numbers affect their value ranking against other teams? What's going to stop teams from gaming the number with techniques like https://www.pavelslepenkov.info/?p=110 https://www.pavelslepenkov.info/?p=110 ?
Lots of net-negative consequences can occur when management decides to measure things. Lots of net-positive too, otherwise they wouldn't ever do it, but developer productivity proxies are notoriously hard, I'd question any manager trying to make one with whether they've ever done or read about Deming's red bead experiment (http://maaw.info/DemingsRedbeads.htm http://maaw.info/DemingsRedbeads.htm)
- Bjartr 8y agoThat red bead experiment is an interesting illustration, thanks for sharing.