New-Tech Europe Magazine | Q1 2021

Existing tools are not equipped to handle code inflation (except for us, of course) The report points out that 85% of respondents agree that “existing tools are not designed for working with large codebases at scale.” That’s one of the reasons I’m so proud to work at Incredibuild – we are nothing if not equipped to handle code inflation, As we can use Incredibuild not only for accelerating our code builds but also to highly accelerate our massive and ever- growing investment in automated test coverage. Maybe do some cleaning Besides arming yourself with the right technology (that’s what we’re here for), it’s technologically advisable that you examine the possibility to and get rid of obsolete

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Be ready It’s important to understand that code inflation is a thing. It’s here, it’s growing, and it could have severe consequences on your development cycle, release time, iteration frequency and the quality of your product. You need to invest in an infrastructure, tools and processes that tend to the problem of code inflation, so you’ll be well ready when the time comes.

code. True, it requires quite a bit of effort and a lot of persistence, and it’s not for everyone. Some cases are not suitable for code cleaning or simply not worth it. But for when it’s a good fit – it might just be worth it. I know a lot of you devs out there avoid updating the code because you’re afraid of breaking it (as the report shows). Well, all I can say is – you are right! But you should be more afraid of code inflation.

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