Why Understanding Software Cycle Time Is Messy, Not Magic

Comments (2)

SiempreViernes · 6h ago

> We analyze cycle time, a widely-used metric measuring time from ticket creation to completion, using a dataset of over 55,000 observations across 216 organizations. [...] We find precise but modest associations between cycle time and factors including coding days per week, number of merged pull requests, and degree of collaboration. However, these effects are set against considerable unexplained variation both between and within individuals.

rk06 · 48m ago

We also need to more info on what tasks are being performed and if they are of significance.

Ask HN: What is something you deeply care about?

Ask HN: What's your open source stack?

60–70% of YC X25 Agent Startups Are Using TypeScript

Ask HN: Any good tools for viewing congressional bills?

Ask HN: Startup getting spammed with PayPal disputes, what should we do?

Best place for small remote gigs?

Ask HN: What powerful but lesser-known Python libraries are out there?

Ask HN: Has anybody built search on top of Anna's Archive?

Ask HN: What would you work on if you couldn't fail?

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2025)

When Profit Overshadows Community: A Look at Golang Conferences

Ask HN: In-house or outsourced data annotation? (2025)

Ask HN: How do I learn robotics in 2025?

Ask HN: Anyone making a living from a paid API?

Ask HN: Anyone else feeling increasingly alienated from the industry?

Ask HN: How do I learn practical electronic repair?

Get Your Dev Tool Mentioned by ChatGPT, Gemini Not Just Ranked on Google

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

Ask HN: Options for One-Handed Typing

Ask HN: Do we need a language designed specifically for AI code generation?

Ask HN: Running AI agents in isolated environments

Tiptap open-sources 10 formerly Pro extensions under MIT license

Ask HN: A Tetris variant with greater tactical and strategic depth?

Ask HN: Is synthetic data generation practical outside academia?

I Built an AI Agent with Gmail Access and Discovered a Security Hole

Ask HN: What is the best LLM for consumer grade hardware?

Ask HN: What Does Your Self-Hosted LLM Stack Look Like in 2025?

Ask HN: What do you put in claude.md and what you leave out?

Summer projects (preferably open source) for college sophomores

Ask HN: How are parents who program teaching their kids today?

Ask HN: What are some good resources for coding best practices?

Ask HN: Should I build a directory product?

O(1) memory, no-preprocessing reachability algorithm for 2D grids

Reaching my first 100 users without money or audience (at 10K users now)

Ask HN: Where do you go for cutting-edge dev news and info?

Ask HN: What are your fav/goto decision making hacks/heuristics?

Ask HN: Dealing with Vibe Coding Depression?

Ask HN: Walking while working and having meetings

Ask HN: Who's Using the Origin Private File System?

How do you store and maintain your CV/resume over time?

Ask HN: What non-AI projects are you working on?

Ask HN: What tools are you using for AI evals? Everything feels half-baked

Ask HN: What's with the repeated job posts on "Who's hiring"?

Why Understanding Software Cycle Time Is Messy, Not Magic

Comments (2)