Help (%)

Percentage of help lines of code reported to total (new, churn, help and refactored).

Where to find it

  • Health > Benchmark
  • Health > Team Insights

Interpretation

  • Healthy Development Patterns:
    • balanced new/refactor ratio (60-80% new, 20-40% refactor)
    • moderate help activity (5-15% of total work)
    • low churn (10% of total work)
  • Warning Signs:
    • high churn (>20%) may indicate instability
    • low refactor (<10%) may indicate technical debt accumulation
    • no help activity may indicate knowledge issues
    • only new work may indicate technical debt neglect.

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