Notes on shipping better code.

What Is Blast Radius in Software Development?

What code churn actually tells you about bug risk

Files that change constantly are where bugs live. Here's why churn is one of the most predictive — and most ignored — signals in your codebase.

Designing a quality gate your team won't route around

A gate that blocks every merge gets disabled by Friday. Here's how to set thresholds that actually stick.

Reading a dependency graph: finding the modules that will hurt you

A dependency graph isn't just a pretty picture. Here's how to read one to find the parts of your architecture most likely to cause pain.

How we score maintainability (SQALE, explained)

An A–F grade is only useful if you trust how it's calculated. Here's the methodology behind the maintainability score.

Why we built Impact Code Analysis

Good code intelligence existed — it was just fragmented across five tools and priced for enterprises. So we built one platform that does all of it.

Self-hosting code analysis without the headache

For teams that can't send source code to a SaaS, self-hosting shouldn't mean a week of DevOps. Here's how we made it turnkey.