A software development tool, capturing project data you can use, no matter the methodology.
However, the word "metric" must now cease. I don't like the word at all. I don't want the useless "10 0009 lines of code of which 5 000" is comments rubbish. I want a tool that actually provides me with valuable info.
Here is my idea for a new development tool extensions, plug-in or add-in. Whatever your lingo, a tool that provides real understanding of the project code. A tool helpful to both developer and manager.
Objective
To provide the Developer, Lead and Manager tools they need to evaluate performance of their current project and previous projects. Towards this purpose, the background tasks of the visual studio environment shall be monitored, for the purpose of presenting value to the team.
Graphs
- The following data captured and presented over a time period graph.
- Classes Created/Removed (methods, properties, fields, events and all the rest)
- Project Assets Created/Removed (Projects, Configuration files)
- Refactoring (when code is moved around, refactoring menus clicked etc)
- How fine grained is the project? A formula using the code stats
Events as MetaData (The attachment icon above represents it)
Two kinds of Events, manual and automatic. Both configurable.
Manual Events
A developer has a small toolbar, with a Create Event button. The developer can press the button, and write a comment at any time, creating a piece of attaching MetaData. So when a server goes down, or when the team system server goes down for some reason leaving people stranded for 2 hours. It is a marker of that event occurring.
Automatic Events
When a certain amount of code lines are reached, without refactoring, raise event.
When a certain amount of classes, functions, methods are created, raise event.
One important aspect, is to be able to compare project to project. So the data should be exportable or comparable to another set of data.
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