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Validated software development quality and performance data (size, time, effort, defects, and productivity) collected from over 14,500 completed software projects across a wide range of industries and application types.

Long Term Trends in Software Development: A 45-Year Perspective

by Kate Armel (September 2024)
This study provides a long-term perspective using data from 14,000+ software projects completed and put into production between January of 1980 and the present day.