Code Forensics: What Your Code Says About Your Team

Velocity metrics (DORA) tell you how fast you are going. Forensics tell you if you are about to crash.

The 3 Silent Killers

1. The Hero Silo: 80% of commits in a critical module come from one person. If they get hit by a bus (or burnout), you are dead.
2. The Churn Zone: A file that is edited 50 times in a week but grows by 0 lines. This indicates confusion, technical debt, or unclear specs.
3. The Midnight Oil: Commits consistently landing between 11 PM and 3 AM. This is a burnout leading indicator.

Detecting them with Ketchup

Our new Code Forensics engine doesn't just look at "Lines of Code." We look at:

• Coupling: Who always commits together?
• Dead Code: What functions haven't been called in 6 months?
• Security: What dependencies are rotting?

Manage your codebase like an ecosystem, not a factory.