Comments on: Your project doesn’t become better because it has more lines of code… http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/07/15/your-project-doesnt-become-better-because-it-has-more-lines-of-code/ Writing about software and human behavior... Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:03:18 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: coder-friendly http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/07/15/your-project-doesnt-become-better-because-it-has-more-lines-of-code/comment-page-1/#comment-443 coder-friendly Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:29:54 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=509#comment-443 "Other tons of things to do"... It is our common problem, it's the same for me ;-). “Other tons of things to do”… It is our common problem, it’s the same for me ;-) .

]]> By: Fabrizio Giudici http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/07/15/your-project-doesnt-become-better-because-it-has-more-lines-of-code/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Fabrizio Giudici Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:36:36 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=509#comment-442 Yes, I know it and I've a low-priority plan to install it - it can be used with a Hudson plugin. The priority is low because I've got other tons of things to do, indeed Sonar look really useful. Yes, I know it and I’ve a low-priority plan to install it – it can be used with a Hudson plugin. The priority is low because I’ve got other tons of things to do, indeed Sonar look really useful.

]]> By: coder-friendly http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/07/15/your-project-doesnt-become-better-because-it-has-more-lines-of-code/comment-page-1/#comment-441 coder-friendly Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:19:43 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=509#comment-441 Hello Fabrizio, Sorry for the delay of my answer. Hudson makes pretty graphics, I agree. A combination of many metrics is really a useful information when you try to follow a project : it gives a good overview of the current status. Do you know Sonar? http://sonar.codehaus.org/ This project tries to give a global report from some metrics. Thank you for your comment. Coderfriendly Hello Fabrizio,

Sorry for the delay of my answer.

Hudson makes pretty graphics, I agree. A combination of many metrics is really a useful information when you try to follow a project : it gives a good overview of the current status.
Do you know Sonar? http://sonar.codehaus.org/
This project tries to give a global report from some metrics.

Thank you for your comment.
Coderfriendly

]]> By: Fabrizio Giudici http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/07/15/your-project-doesnt-become-better-because-it-has-more-lines-of-code/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Fabrizio Giudici Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:26:50 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=509#comment-412 Good post. Indeed, what I find more useful is a integrated set of metrics - LOCs, FindBugs, PMD, CMD reports, etc... Today's CI servers such as Hudson are able to do pretty graphics with metrics and if you see that LOCs shrink, at the same time the number of functional tests doesn't decrease and the CPD graph lowers, it's a better sign of good refactoring. This is why I say that CI + proper metrics are - beyond engineering - a good tool for project management and project managers should hopefully be able to "read" their reports. Good post. Indeed, what I find more useful is a integrated set of metrics – LOCs, FindBugs, PMD, CMD reports, etc… Today’s CI servers such as Hudson are able to do pretty graphics with metrics and if you see that LOCs shrink, at the same time the number of functional tests doesn’t decrease and the CPD graph lowers, it’s a better sign of good refactoring. This is why I say that CI + proper metrics are – beyond engineering – a good tool for project management and project managers should hopefully be able to “read” their reports.

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