Well, it took a lot longer than I’d like, but at last I can reveal the Accelerator 7.1 “Ship It!” award. This is the fifth time I’ve commemorated our releases in this fashion, which I think is pretty cool itself.
Since this release again focused on performance, I picked a daring old-timey airplane pilot — the sort of guy you might have found behind the controls of a Sopwith Camel, with a maximum speed of about 115mph. Here’s the trading card that accompanied the figure:
Accelerator 7.1 “Ship It!” Card Front – click for larger version
Accelerator 7.1 “Ship It!” Card Back – click for larger version
I included release metrics again, but where the 7.0 card showed just 10 data points, the 7.1 card packs in a whopping 48 by including data for the 12 most recent releases across four categories;
- Number of days in development.
- JIRA issues closed.
- Total KLOC. This metric gives the total size of the Accelerator code base in thousands of lines of code, as measured with the excellent Count Lines of Code utility by Al Danial. This measurement excludes comments and whitespace.
- Change in KLOC. This is simply the arithmetic difference between the total KLOC for each release and its predecessor.
Again, my sincere gratitude goes to everybody on the Accelerator team. Well done and thank you!
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