By Glue Team

Glue vs Swarmia: Developer Productivity vs Codebase Intelligence

Swarmia measures how productive developers are. Glue measures the health of what they built.

Swarmia: Productivity Metrics

Swarmia tracks:

• Code review cycle time
• Deployment frequency
• Team velocity
• Developer efficiency

Use case: "How productive is our team?"

Glue: Code Health

Glue tracks:

• Code complexity
• Technical debt
• System architecture
• Feature impact

Use case: "Is the code we're shipping healthy?"

The Relationship

You can be productive (Swarmia shows this) but building bad code (Glue shows this).

Swarmia shows speed. Glue shows quality. Both matter.

Using Both

1. Swarmia: Ensure team is shipping frequently
2. Glue: Ensure what they ship is healthy
3. Balance: Fast + healthy = success

If Swarmia shows productivity up but Glue shows debt increasing, you have a trade-off to manage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Should we optimize for Swarmia metrics? A: Only if code health (Glue) isn't degrading. Productivity without quality is unsustainable.