Understanding code metrics

In this section, we will be looking at the code metrics that can be gathered using various tools that are paid for, free, and open source. Source code metrics are extracted from source code and are used to measure the quality and performance of our source code.

Note

Different tools have different metrics that they can measure and calculate. Since each tool is different, it is a good idea for you to see what tools and metrics are available that satisfy your own project's requirements.

In the upcoming subsections, we will learn about the different code metrics that we can use to measure our code and improve performance.

Application metrics

Application metrics cover your application's complete source code across assemblies. They give you the big picture regarding how many lines of code your application has, along with how many lines are covered by tests.

In this section, we will cover, from a high level, the various metrics that...