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69: To type or not to type — measuring productivity impact with DAT

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Enhancing Developer Productivity through Typed Mocking

This chapter explores the benefits of implementing typed mocking within mobile code bases, addressing issues associated with untyped mocks that can cause runtime errors. It discusses a controlled experiment that demonstrated a significant reduction in developer time and improved productivity through the use of new frameworks and metrics like DAT. Additionally, the chapter emphasizes the importance of careful experimental methodologies in measuring productivity gains and minimizing biases in software development.

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