{"id":2244,"date":"2019-12-20T16:56:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T15:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/uncategorized\/developers-sacrificing-code-quality-and-team-dilemmas\/"},"modified":"2021-12-23T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:17:38","slug":"sacrificing-code-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/devops\/sacrificing-code-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacrificing Code Quality to hit Deadlines and Other Developer Team Dilemmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Developers are under a lot of pressure to produce quality software and to do it quickly. But new research<\/span> from Diffblue<\/a> conducted by Vanson Bourne positions these as competing demands. 300 participants were surveyed who work in software development, app development and DevOps<\/span> in sub-executive-level roles at companies with at least 500 employees, across various sectors. The research<\/span> revealed:<\/p>\n

Developers want to improve code quality, but don\u2019t have time to do it manually<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Organisations often set \u201ccode coverage\u201d targets for developers<\/span> to achieve, which requires writing unit tests<\/span> to ensure software quality. The study revealed that the average code coverage target for organisations is 63%. Most developers<\/span> agree that unit tests<\/span> improve software quality (90%) and speed up code maintenance (95%), but to meet their coverage goals, developers<\/span> spend 35% of their time writing tests<\/span>, and 20% of their time just writing unit tests<\/span>. Even so, almost half (48%) of developers<\/span> agreed that they sometimes find it difficult to achieve the unit testing coverage set by their organisations.<\/p>\n

Developers are also under pressure to deliver new production code, which takes 29% of their time. According to the study, 42% of developers<\/span> agree that they have skipped writing unit tests<\/span> in order to speed up new feature<\/span> development.<\/p>\n

Developers want to introduce more automation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The research<\/span> also found that introducing the right tools, especially tools that automate repetitive manual tasks, is important to developer<\/span> job satisfaction<\/span>. For most, their organization\u2019s willingness to adopt new technology, like AI, is important to job satisfaction<\/span> (84% agree), as is having realistic targets (87%). Both of these can be addressed by providing access to the right tools.<\/p>\n

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Developers would rather spend their time on creative<\/span> tasks, such as developing new product features<\/span>, than on repetitive tasks. When asked which tasks developers<\/span> would most like to see automated, findings bugs<\/span> (selected by 73%) and software testing including writing unit tests<\/span> (selected by 70%) were the top two responses.<\/p>\n

With skilled developers<\/span> in shortage globally, attracting top talent is key to being able to compete, and developers<\/span> are less likely to enjoy working at companies that do not modernize.<\/p>\n

Is it time to automate everything?<\/h2>\n

Going beyond workplace<\/span> satisfaction<\/span>, providing automation support for developers<\/span> is a key aspect of DevOps<\/span> that can\u2019t be done halfway. Companies that aim to fully embrace DevOps<\/span> practices need to find a way to actually live up to the mantra \u201cAutomate Everything\u201d and eliminate the gaps that require manual effort and cause development teams pain.<\/p>\n

Codemotion looks beyond the code to developer workplace challenges :<\/h2>\n

At Codemotion<\/span>, we champion all of those working in tech at all career stages. Codemotion<\/span> serves as the catalyst for savvy IT professionals<\/strong>, eager Developers<\/strong>, smart Tech Communities<\/strong> and disruptive Startuppers<\/strong> to easily improve the strategies<\/span>, relationships, and expertise they need to rapidly accelerate business<\/span> growth<\/span>. Our speakers not only share their challenges and experiences but offer practical first-hand strategies<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Feeling like you don’t fit in?<\/h2>\n

Christiane Goebels<\/a>, Developer<\/span> Culture Advocate for SAP<\/span> SE shared the feeling, \u201cEither something is wrong with this company or something is wrong with me, I just don\u2019t seem to fit in” and took a look at how traditional developer<\/span> organizations can be changed, to the benefit of everyone.<\/p>\n

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