Archive - Engineering Enablement

Measuring developer productivity: A clear-eyed view

Kent Beck grilled me on Goodhart’s law, benchmarks, and the purpose of measurement.

4 hrs ago •

January 2025

December 2024

The best of engineering enablement in 2024

The top newsletter issues and podcast episodes from this year.

Dec 23, 2024 •

2024 benchmarks for the DX Core 4

A summary of findings from this year's DX Core 4 benchmarks. This year we saw smaller companies delivering faster, tech companies spending more time…

Dec 17, 2024 •

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Introducing the DX Core 4

A new unified framework for measuring developer productivity that encompasses DORA, SPACE, and DevEx.

Dec 10, 2024 •

Measuring PR throughput—perspectives from SPACE author Brian Houck

PR throughput is a controversial metric. Brian provides advice on where it’s useful and how to leverage it.

Dec 3, 2024 •

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November 2024

October 2024

2024 DORA Report

Key findings and takeaways from this year’s State of DevOps report.

Oct 30, 2024 •

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