How to best track main KPIs on new code over time?

[StefanR (Stefan Raubal)]

Hello community,

• Operating system: Windows 10
• SonarLint IntelliJ plugin version: 9.1.0.75538
• Programming language you’re coding in: Java
• Is connected mode used: Connected to SonarQube Community Edition at version 9.9.2 (build 77730)

We are using the “Clean Code” (focus on new code) approach as good as possible (looking forward to having the SonarLint IDEA plugin issue (IntelliJ "Focus on new code" checkbox does not stay checked) fixed as soon as possible. This is nice for developers.

But managers do like KPIs, and as we would love to show them that we are heading in the right direction, it would be nice to have a good representation of the historical data of the “new code” metrices.
Maybe I am just too blind or silly to find the best visualization, but a graph that shows this would be very nice. (I couldn’t find any useful plugin in the marketplace either.)

Currently we create a screenshot (!) of the new code overview page before releasing and collect them. There must be something better!

Kind regards, Stefan

[vivek.reghunath]

@StefanR

But managers do like KPIs, and as we would love to show them that we are heading in the right direction, it would be nice to have a good representation of the historical data of the “new code”

Hello Stefan,

Thank you very much for sharing the feedback. We will consider this need.
I am curious to know more about the KPIs that may help you in this regard.

[Marco_Comi]

@StefanR

We are using the “Clean Code” (focus on new code) approach as good as possible (looking forward to having the SonarLint IDEA plugin issue (IntelliJ “Focus on new code” checkbox does not stay checked) fixed as soon as possible. This is nice for developers.

Thanks for the feedback on the “Focus on New Code” SonarLint feature @StefanR. The bug you mentioned was fixed in SonarLint version 10.0, don’t hesitate to share with us any further feedback!