
LinearB with Dan Lines
Data Archives - Software Engineering Daily
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How Does Worker B Reduce Idle Time?
Worker b is a bot that helps developers optimize their time. It can help with requests for changes and reviews, as well as alert them when they are in the right place at the right time. The bot also reduces cognitive load by helping developers stay on top of what's going on around them to make better decisions.
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A developer’s core deliverables are individual commits and the pull requests they aggregate into. While the number of lines of code written alone may not be very informative, in total, the code and metadata about the code found in tracking systems present a rich dataset with great promise for analysis and productivity optimization insights.
