Code Churn: post-release defect elimination
Among numerous metrics on code evaluation (like CRAP index) in product lifecycle, code churn seems to be the one to look for while dealing with post-release and legacy code elimination. Code churn helps you to evaluate file changes across builds. Code churn is a good predictor of post-release defects. Thus, it’s a warning sign if you approach a deadline while your code churn increases. That’s a sign that the code gets more and more volatile the closer you get to your deadline....