Everyone in the software industry “knows” that code quality is important, yet we never had any data or numbers to prove it. Consequently, the importance of a healthy codebase is largely undervalued at the business level: more than 90% of IT managers lack processes and strategies for managing technical debt.
In this article we explore the impact by diving into recent research on code quality. With twice the development speed, 15 times fewer bugs, and a significant reduction of uncertainty in completion times, the business advantage of code quality is unmistakably clear. Let’s dig in and see how you use those numbers to your advantage.
