2020 SIG Benchmark Report
2020 SIG Benchmark Report
Revealing trends in global software build quality, impacts of COVID-19 on development productivity
The second annual SIG Benchmark Report report presents the clearest picture of the state of the software industry, based on 36 billion lines of code across 280+ languages taken from 5,000 system inspections.
Key findings include:
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The Software Build Quality Trend
Is build quality still improving, as revealed in last year's Benchmark Report? Or is the trend changing? What are the contributing factors? -
Software Build Quality: Ranking by Industry
Which industry is best at building sustainable software? Which has seen the greatest improvement? How and why? -
Software Build Quality: Ranking by Tech Stack
Which tech stack exhibits the highest level of build quality? -
Impacts of Software Monitoring on Build Quality
Analysis conducted on the build quality of systems monitored consistently, inconsistently and not at all. -
Impacts of COVID-19 on Software Build Quality & Productivity
With flexible working now the new normal, has there been any impact on the quality of software? Was development during lockdown more or less productive?