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Software Modernization

What is software modernization about? How does it differ from software quality assurance? Learn more in our wiki article!

People Management

Pitfalls of Stack Ranking Software Engineers

The number one pitfall in developer stack ranking is to evaluate purely competitively and ignore collaboration. And secondly ...

Technical Debt

Pitfall Quality when Stack Ranking Software Engineers

Pitfall number two when stack ranking: neglecting software quality!

Processes

Git Squash Merge Just Sweeps Problems under the Carpet

Git squash merge doesn't really help to produce clean commit histories. It's just a crutch to hide the inability to split commits in a reasonable...

People Management

Positive Impact of Developer Contributions

Contribution or knowledge balances have demonstrably positive effects: fewer bugs and less maintenance effort. Bidirectional collaborations pay off!

People Management

Developer Contributions and Team Productivity

Developer productivity and team alignment are not mutually exclusive. It depends on the right mix of individual and team contributions from...

People Management

Team Productivity Versus Team Illusion

Team productivity trumps developer productivity. On the other hand, we give in to the team illusion. The real controversy is how to achieve team...

People Management

10 Factors That Increase the Risk of Software Developer Burnout

Cape of Good Code can determine an unhealthy level of stress in software projects and which developers might be most affected.

Procurement

Procurement of individual software requires new criteria in purchasing

In order to conclude better contracts for better software when purchasing customised software, a rethink and new tools are needed in purchasing.

Technical Debt

The Vaadin Flow Web Framework - On the Highway to a New Quality Level

Cape of Good Code certifies the Vaadin Flow Web Framework as having good architectural quality after measurable improvement efforts in the previous...

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Software Due Diligence

What is Software Due Diligence? And why it gets more and more relevant. Learn more in our wiki article!

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Technical Debt

What is Technical Debt? Learn more in this wiki article!

General

Which Metrics Best Describe the Quality of Software Service Providers?

Using a modified PDCA cycle, we look at what software procurement can and should do in the context of continuous supplier analysis.

General

Why Does the Procurement of Individual Software Need New Criteria for Supplier Qualification?

Volatile product specifications in procurement require that code architecture remains future-proof. New acceptance criteria and quality metrics are...

General

Maintenance or innovation? Setting the right priorities in software development based on facts

Cape of Good Code's software analyses provide data-based help in allocating the ever-scarce development resources in software engineering

People Management

A New Approach To Predict Burnout Risk for Software Developers

Developer burnout is more widespread than you might think. With DETANGLE® you can automatically detect early indicators of burnout from the work on...

Technical Debt

The Most ‘Striking’ Way To Explain Technical Debt – Even to Your Kids & Managers

White Stripes on the Tail Put Maschine Guns of a Fighter Plane Out of Action - A Technical Debt Story

I Already Know Where the Problems Are in My Code

How cognitive biases make us overlook problems in our code and how we vigorously defend our opinions against data-based insights. And what can help...

Software Due Diligence

Software Due Diligence – Focus on Contributors and Their Cooperation

Cape of Good Code identifies different groups of key developers and the overall distribution of effort and knowledge within a Sofware Due Diligence.

Software Due Diligence

Avoid Pitfalls in Software Due Diligence

Identifying risky hotspots must consider more than code quality and change rates. It's all about the architecture!

10 Mandatory Criteria When Selecting a Software Supplier

10 rules & best practices your supplier should absolutely follow if they want to be listed as a stress-free supplier to their customers.

People Management

Rethinking (Collective) Code Ownership – Knowledge Distribution Risks Demonstrated With the German Corona-Warn-App

Data-based analysis shows that Collective Code Ownership can do harm and affected code areas can probably become hotspots of maintenance.

Technical Debt

Corona-Warn-App – On the Way To Critical Technical Debt?

Despite good SonarQube code quality metrics for the Corona-Warn-App, there are noticeable findings based on DETANGLE® that contradict this good...

Software Due Diligence sheds a lot of light on the unusual risks associated with tech targets (Part 2)

Fields of investigation such as technical debt, architecture, documentation, knowledge distribution and development processes must be analyzed using...

Software Due Diligence Sheds a Lot of Light on the Unusual Risks Associated With Tech Targets (Part 1)

Software targets have special valuation risks. A software due diligence is therefore a prerequisite for evaluating these technological risks.

Technical Debt

Architecture Hotspots – Despite Good Dependency Structures

Structural dependency analyses are of limited value in identifying architectural hotspots. There are more precise alternatives.

People Management

Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing for Remote Agile Development

Pitfalls of agile remote development and countermeasures for effective collaboration in geographically distributed teams.

Processes

Improving Software Quality by Choosing Reasonable Issue Types

Practical guide on how to improve software quality and establish effective monitoring through the right selection of issue types.