General What’s the deal with engineering intelligence? Aaron Upright December 3, 2024 | 5 min read I remember the first time I came across “software engineering intelligence” as a tool category. I was on a call with one of our customers and our champion told me about a brand new solution they were evaluating to help them better track their engineering productivity. The tool was LinearB—now one of the most recognized …
Accurate Reporting in Project Management Software: Why It Saves More Than Just Time General Accurate Reporting in Project Management Software: Why It Saves More Than Just Time Chaissan Ashcroft December 3, 2024 | 8 min read Accurate reporting is at the heart of effective engineering project management. It gives teams a clear picture of progress, challenges, and results, helping them make decisions that keep projects moving smoothly. Without dependable data, even the best-planned projects can fall apart. For software engineering teams working on platforms like GitHub, this need for precise reporting …
Building a Future-Proof Engineering Metrics Strategy: Insights and Tools for 2025 and Beyond General Building a Future-Proof Engineering Metrics Strategy: Insights and Tools for 2025 and Beyond Chaissan Ashcroft November 28, 2024 | 6 min read As engineering teams grow, tracking productivity becomes a complex challenge. It can be a struggle to measure how to balance strategic and operational work and decide where resources and efforts should be focused. With strategic decisions like AI investment and team expansions at stake, an effective engineering metrics strategy can illuminate productivity issues and pave …
Understanding GitHub’s Spam & Abuse Reporting Limitations General Understanding GitHub’s Spam & Abuse Reporting Limitations Guest November 26, 2024 | 5 min read GitHub offers spam and abuse reporting features that serve as valuable tools for maintaining a thriving open-source community. However, these native capabilities come with certain limitations that can make it hard to ensure that open-source projects are kept spam-free. It can often be hard for open-source leaders to identify and track spam, especially at scale. …