Your Code as a Crime Scene

Visualize Knowledge Loss

Think back to the last project you worked on. What if one of the core developers suddenly left? Literally just walked out the door. What parts of the code would now be left in the wild? And what parts should the next developer start to look at? Most of the time, we don’t know the answers. Let’s see how our knowledge map puts us in a better position.

Learn the Predictive Power of Abandoned Code

Practices such as good documentation, close collaboration, and code reviews help to spread the knowledge of the codebase. But even under ideal conditions, practices can never replace the intricate knowledge that comes from working with a piece of code over time. That’s one reason why the number of ex-developers who have worked ...