Keeping tests valuable: Are the code coverage metrics reliable?
"When a metric becomes a goal, it stops being a good metric." — Goodhart's law.
Rafael Miguel explains how to use metrics, such as code coverage, right.
Confirmed: Code Coverage Is a Useless Management Metric
Code coverage is one of the most popular metrics used by teams. But this pure number often isn't enough, and it needs more context, as David Rodenas explains.
Similarly, Rafael Miguel highlights the same problem, including The Risks and Limitations of Relying Exclusively on Code Coverage Percentage.
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Build Quality Assurance Dashboards: Metrics, Design, and Tools
How do you make software testing metrics visible? Vincent Ferreira suggests what to measure and how to present it.
Additionally, Itzy Sabo wrote a great overview of the Uptime Guarantees — A Pragmatic Perspective.
How to apply DORA metrics for mobile development
The famous DORA metrics are now used by many engineering teams. Roldán Galán explains how they can work for mobiles, too.
Furthermore, Venkat Ramakrishnan shares some interesting insights from the report DORA Metrics 2022: Reliability And Delivery.
A Deep Dive into Quality Metrics
If you're looking for inspiration on quality metrics, this is a fine overview by Damián Moga who grouped them into three categories: QA process, incident management and quality culture.
Three Metrics That Actually Matter When You're Testing Solo
Testers may need to take different approaches in different environments. As Katja Obring explains, this also applies to quality metrics.
It's related to Katja's experience From Drowning in Data to Driving Decisions: A Solo Tester’s Journey.
What 'quality' metrics are you all measuring?
Someone asked this question on Reddit, struggling to come up with valuable quality metrics that, sparked an interesting discussion in the comments.
Furthermore, Rodrigo Martin explains How we track test-related events at New Relic.
Optimising QA Workflows with DORA's Lead Time for Changes Metric
Having shared about the 10th DORA report in the previous issue, it's good timing for this article by Katja Obring.
And so is for this one about DORA Report 2024: Three Ideas to Tackle the Cons of Platform Usage by Areti Panou.
Top 3 Useless Quality Metrics (And What to Measure Instead)
Daria Kotelenets makes several good points about the problem with common quality metrics, such as code coverage or the number of bugs. I must admit I've saved a few quotes from this article!
Key QA Metrics: How to Calculate, Implement, and Use Them Effectively
Yulia Shaifele describes three different QA metrics and gives advice on what to measure and how to implement them.
However, sometimes no metric will tell you as much as users do. That's why Preethi Warrier wrote about The Secret to Better QA: Think Like a User.
