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The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

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Exploring the Truck Factor

This chapter examines the 'Truck Factor,' a metric reflecting the risk to project stability if key contributors are lost. The speaker recounts insights from their work on a GitHub Enterprise plugin and discusses the implications of measuring team dynamics through these factors. The conversation balances the benefits and ethical concerns of quantifying individuals' contributions to teams in a corporate environment.

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