Are you analyzing the dependency between change frequency, technical complexity, and growth and length of code change hotspots? You should as it helps you with tackling technical debt and risk assessment the right way!

In this podcast Adam Tornhill (@AdamTornhill) explains how he is applying data science and forensic approaches on data we all have in our organization such as: GIT commit history, ticket stats, static & dynamic code analysis, monitoring data … He is giving us insights in detecting code hotspots and how we can use leverage this data in areas such as risk assessment, the social side of code changes as well as explaining to business why working on technical debt is going to improve time to market.

Also make sure to check out CodeScene: A powerful visualization tool that uses Predictive Analytics to find social patterns and hidden risks in your code

Adam Tornhill on Twitter
https://twitter.com/AdamTornhill

Adam Tornhill's blog
https://www.adamtornhill.com/

CodeScene
https://www.empear.com