Ask HN: Could there be a “tech.fyi” (like levels.fyi for tech stack maturity?)

24 pointsby throwarayeshá 4 anos11 comments

Maybe you’re hesitant to switch jobs - you don’t want to join a tech dumpster fire! What could we do to make tech quality transparency more available before employees join?

Imagine a place you could lookup verifiable stats that indicate the company does a good job maintaining its projects and demonstrates good software craftsmanship. What stats might make sense? Stuff like tests per lines of code, how fast can a “hello world” change be made and tested? Frequency of deploys. Number of reverted PRs? How out of date dependencies are? I’m sure there’s existing stats in the software eng community.

There’s the “Joel Test” which is a bit outdated, and has a much to do with a devs quality of life.

What verified stats would you want to know before joining a company?

4 comments

slaterhá 4 anos

That idea might be DOA. Every company I've been able to peek behind the tech curtain, it's bubble-gum and bailing-wire all the way down.

smt88há 4 anos

This is correct. Everyone's code is pretty much a mess. If you choose a job based on that, you won't have many options.

The important is to find a place that at least has external security audits and also reserves time for resolving technical debt. Both are things you can ask about in interviews.

intelVISAhá 4 anos

pasta.fyi

slaterhá 4 anos

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intelVISAhá 4 anos

Was a joke that it's spaghetti all the way down :')

isbvhodnvemrwvnhá 4 anos

At any medium or large company, this is going to vary significantly between projects and teams. At a small company, shit code is more or less to be expected.

throwarayeshá 4 anos

True though the distribution across all those teams and projects would still be interesting.

namariahá 4 anos

Software is a dirty job son. Now put your hazmat suit back on and back to scrubbing!

btgeekboyhá 4 anos

These seem like the kind of things you could/should be asking in your interview. For big companies, like levels.fyi caters to, there is no one size fits all answer. For small ones, the answer may be more straightforward, but you may have the ability to effect change for the better yourself.

phendrenad2há 4 anos

I started asking this question, but everyone just lied. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

muzanihá 4 anos

Idk, we tell the applicants that it's terrible but they've gone too far to back out now. Every time it's not terrible, it needs only one person to maintain it.