High performing developers release more often

The highest performing developers put out releases 15 times more often and are 26 times times faster to detect and fix open source vulnerabilities than their low performing counterparts, according to a new study. The report from Sonatype is based on analysis of over 1.5 trillion open source download requests, 24,000 open source projects, and 5,600 enterprise development teams. Carried out in conjunction with Gene Kim from IT Revolution and Dr Stephen Magill, CEO at MuseDev the research examines how high performing teams successfully demonstrate superior risk management outcomes while maintaining high levels of productivity. It identifies four types of… [Continue Reading]