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Detecting AI-Generated Source Code – State of 2024

In the fast-paced world of software development, Artificial Intelligence (AI)…

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6 Strategies to Measure and Improve Code Quality in 2024

For companies serious about optimizing their software estate, measuring and…

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Software Metrics in Banking’s Digital Transformation Journey in 2024

In 2024, banks need an objective means of analysing software…

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Digital Transformation in Banking 2024: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies

The challenges faced by the banking sector in 2024 mean…

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Challenging DORA Metrics: A Comprehensive Study Reveals the Limits of Lead Time to Change in Software Development

The quest for the most effective metrics to gauge software…

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How to Detect AI-Generated Code in Your Software Projects?

In the rapidly evolving world of software development, the emergence…

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Redefining Vendor Partnerships: Key Strategies for Enhanced Application Development

Introduction Overview of Current Challenges in Application Development In the…

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The Pros and Cons of Relying on DORA Metrics in Continuous Delivery

Introduction In the dynamic world of software development, metrics and…

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Budget-Driven Quality: The C-Suite Guide to Cost-Effective Software Excellence

Introduction In the dynamic world of software development, one of…

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Elevate Your Team Lead Role—New Capabilities for Enhanced Collaboration

Being a Team Lead is both challenging and pivotal within…

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Measuring Success: Key Metrics for Agile Transformation and How to Track Them

In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, Agile Transformation has…

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Navigating the Remote Work Landscape: Insights into Software Developer Productivity

In recent years, the professional world has experienced a seismic…

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Developer Productivity – The Triple Constraint Perspective

Introduction We have been struck by the passionate discussion over…

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How Poor Code Quality Can Grind Development to a Halt: A Deep Dive

Introduction Code quality is not just a technical concern; it’s…

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SPACE Framework: What Software Teams Need to Know

Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, metrics serve as…

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ROI of Digital Transformation in Software Engineering: Adding Software Development Efficiency as a Key Factor

Introduction Digital transformation is fundamentally changing businesses by integrating digital…

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Adapting Agile and DevOps in the Digital Transformation Era

The Digital Transformation Era’s dawn has radically shifted how businesses…

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Utilising Generative AI securely: 5 factors to consider when using generative AI

Generative AI, an AI model designed to generate data similar…

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The Limited Applicability of DORA Metrics in Large Enterprises

Introduction In the realm of software development, the need for…

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DORA Metrics and SPACE Metrics: A Comparative Overview for Software Development Leaders

The world of software development has introduced numerous frameworks, methodologies,…

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Understanding the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

The Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is a systematic process outlining…

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Best Practices for Reducing Cyclomatic Complexity in Your Code

Cyclomatic complexity is a crucial metric for measuring the complexity…

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The Pros and Cons of Using Cyclomatic Complexity as a Code Quality Metric

Cyclomatic complexity is a popular metric for measuring code quality….

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Understanding Cyclomatic Complexity and Its Importance in Software Development

Cyclomatic complexity is an essential metric that measures the complexity…

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What is cyclomatic complexity?

Cyclomatic complexity is a metric used to measure the complexity…

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AI in Software Development: Enhancing Productivity

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)…

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How to Measure Code Quality: An In-Depth Guide for Novices

For every aspiring software developer, the concept of ‘code quality’…

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What Are Function Points in Software Engineering?

Function points are one of the most commonly used measures…

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How coding assessment platforms save time for talent teams

If you’re in the talent acquisition field, you know that…

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DORA Metrics – Strengths and Weaknesses

DORA is a widely used framework for measuring performance, but…

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Retaining Software Developers in a downturn

In today’s economy, retaining software developers is more important than…

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What does “Crunch Time” mean?

Does your team ever hit a point where you’re working…

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What are DORA Metrics?

Digital transformation is a must for any company looking to…

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Using Deployment Frequency to Improve Software Development

As technology evolves, more and more companies are turning to…

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What Is Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Why Is It Important? 

In computer systems engineering and management, Mean Time To Repair…

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Metrics For Identifying Software Development Problems (and Metrics to Avoid)

Understand more about software development with this infographic.

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Vatsal Dhar, DevOps Engineer

When did you join BlueOptima? I joined in January 2018…

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Unlocking Success: Key Performance Indicators for Software Development Projects

The success of software development projects largely depends on effective…

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4 Lessons From Software Security Case Studies

Every company that sells software as a product or relies…

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How to Improve Communication in Your Software Development Teams

Communication within software development teams is vital, more than it…

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How to Avoid the Impact of Technical Debt

A 2021 study by Stepsize showed that although 60% of software…

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The Top 6 Productivity Blockers for Software Developers

Productivity is difficult to measure from an external perspective. For…

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What is Code Complexity?

Code complexity measures how difficult it is to understand, modify,…

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How to Build a Career in Tech: Celebrating Girls in ICT Day

Software development, and the tech industry as a whole, have…

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Software Development Crunch: The Impact on Developers

The software industry — particularly the game development sector —…

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How to Measure Developer Productivity: Balancing Objective and Subjective Metrics

In today’s fast-paced and competitive technology landscape, measuring developer productivity…

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Shift-Left Security Benefits

Shifting left is not a cutting-edge concept within software development….

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Agile vs Waterfall Methodology – What is it?

Agile vs Waterfall, what’s the fuss? Whenever you create a…

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Developer Analytics
Report – Measuring the Impact of Covid-19

How has COVID-19 impacted your developers? 80% of software developers…

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What is Digital Acceleration?

Today, undertaking some form of digital transformation is inevitable. Technological…

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The Main Drivers of Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is high on the agenda for many companies,…

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Promoting Cross-functional Digital Transformation and Collaboration

Did you know that businesses which prioritised cross-functional considerations were twice…

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Digital Transformation – What Success is and How to Measure it

According to research carried out by BCG, a staggering 70% of digital transformation…

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Recovering from an Unsuccessful Digital Transformation

Digital transformation is an essential part of modern business. Companies…

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Developer Analytics
Report – Six Drivers of Productivity

Looking to improve the productivity of your development teams? Which…

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Global Software Development Productivity Declines 4% in Q3 2021

The BlueOptima Global Benchmark Report shows that software development productivity…

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What is a 10x engineer?

A “10x engineer” is a term used in the software…

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Eastern European Developers Produce The Most Maintainable Code

The BlueOptima Global Benchmark Q4 2022 report has highlighted a growing trend:…

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Why Is The Ukraine A Popular Software Development Outsourcing Destination?

Eastern Europe is becoming an increasingly major competitor in the…

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The Rise Of TypeScript: Will It Cause A Decline In JavaScript

As we look back at the developer population data collected…

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How Leaders Can Make Software Development Innovation A Priority

The UK technology sector has a rich history of innovation…

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How To Measure DevOps Success: Why DORA Metrics Are Important

As famous management consultant Peter Drucker once said, “if you…

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Aligning Software Development Goals With Business Strategy

Equipped with a complex range of skills, software developers who…

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Talent Retention: How To Retain Your Organisation’s Top Software Developers

The software development landscape is changing rapidly, and the demand…

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Why Are There So Few Female Software Developers?

A lack of diversity can limit an organisation’s innovation. Therefore,…

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Why Are ‘No Code’ and ‘Low Code’ Software Development Platforms On The Rise?

Organisations wanting to improve their software development capacity are having…

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The 10X Developer Myth: Why This Concept Fails To Deliver Meaningful Software Development Productivity Gains

The 10x developer who is 10 times more productive than…

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Software Developer Training: How On-The-Job Training Can Improve Software Developer Skills

To get more out of software development, organisations must create…

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BlueOptima: Reviews Of Our Software Development Metrics

Given the vast sums of money organisations invest in software…

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Identifying Reliable, Objective Software Development Metrics

In a broad sense, there are several aspects of software…

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BlueOptima: What and Why Coding Effort?

BlueOptima offers a solution to a long-standing problem that hitherto…

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Heresy and Software Development Metrics

Introduction This is a series of blog posts that respond…

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