Vital measurements expanded

Chapter 7, Vital Measurements, introduced you to a number of different ways of measuring certain aspects of your processes. We will now expand on some of these and look in more detail at what you could/should be measuring. We'll start by revisiting code complexity and the science behind it.

Code complexity – some science

As mentioned in Chapter 7, Vital Measurements, having complex code in some circumstances is fine and sometimes necessary; however, overly complex code can cause you lots of problems, especially when trying to debug or when you're trying to extend it to cater to additional use cases. Therefore, being able to analyze how complex a piece of code is should help.

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