Succession: Measuring transfer of code and developer productivity

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Possible founder application

Design onboarding and ownership-transfer features around continuity, handoffs, and reviewability.

Reported result

What the study found

Empirical study measures transfer of code between developers and its relationship to developer productivity.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Empirical study

Sample and setting

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Scope and transfer

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