Can “Predictable Delivery” be measured?
Five statistical techniques for turning delivery history into forecasting confidence.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
Research & Insights
Is there a relationship between cycle time and PR throughput?
There’s a closer relationship between the two in high-throughput organizations. In low-throughput organizations, there are other variables at play.
Gratiana Fu
Research Analyst
“Your benchmarks don't apply to us"
Why benchmark trends matter more than you think.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
DX Annual 2027: San Francisco and London
Next year DX Annual is returning to San Francisco and heading to London for the first time. Here's what to expect and how to register your interest.
Abi Noda
CEO
What are code reviews even for?
AI didn't break code review. It just made the parts we'd been ignoring impossible to ignore.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
The unexpected things developer metrics can measure
We built metrics to evaluate developer tools. They turned out to explain everything from office design to Daylight Saving Time.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
Measuring the impact of AI coding tools: Capacity, not horsepower
Separate what to measure from how, then measure across dimensions.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
The State of AI Impact in Engineering: Q2 2026
Data from 500+ teams reveals that AI is delivering measurable velocity gains, but velocity alone isn't the story.
Justin Reock
Deputy CTO
UKG’s system for driving effective AI use
How they created internal scorecards that managers could use to coach and guide their teams’ AI use.
Abi Noda
CEO
From dashboards to decisions
What three real-world case studies taught us about productivity measurement that works.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
Revisiting the DX Core 4 in the age of AI
Why the dimensions that matter most for engineering productivity remain stable, and how to interpret them as AI reshapes work.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
AI-authored code has nearly doubled, but so has PR size
Findings from our analysis of over 400 organizations from the past year.
Justin Reock
Deputy CTO
Five years later: Reflecting on SPACE with the people who built it
The authors of SPACE met in person for the first time. Here's what five years of AI, remote work, and real-world use taught them.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
8 myths on software engineering and AI
What the latest research actually says about AI's impact on developers, and where leaders are still getting it wrong.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
The AI efficiency plateau
Tracking the trajectory of developer time savings from AI
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
AI productivity debate
Researchers and practitioners weigh in on AI’s current and future impact.
Justin Reock
Deputy CTO
The AI-native developer
Findings from a new study on how AI is reshaping the developer role.
Brian Houck
Distinguished Scientist
DX Annual: recording library
Key themes from our inaugural conference and which recordings to start with.
Justin Reock
Deputy CTO
Designing the AI-native engineering organization
How 1Password, Atlassian, and Microsoft are responding to AI’s impact on software development and team structure.
Justin Reock
Deputy CTO
AI productivity gains: More modest than expected
Findings and discussion from DX's longitudinal study across 400+ companies.
Abi Noda
CEO