What One Iteration Costs

说明与用途

通过定义并自动化测量单次代码迭代成本，跟踪测试与代码比例及平均文件大小，实现早期缺陷检测和项目增长控制。

问题

Estimating the time and token cost of a single code iteration in a PHP monolith migrating to Go services.

结果

Clear, repeatable measurement of iteration cost enabled early warning of quality regressions and informed consolidation releases, improving code-test balance and growth strategy.

工作流

• Define iteration unit as executor work on one iteration
• Exclude prompt writing, review, CI wait, and generated code from metrics
• Run scripted commands to count code lines, test lines, files, packages
• Generate tag-to-tag table automatically on each new tag
• Monitor tests-to-code ratio and average file size as quality gates
• Use metrics to validate consolidation releases and growth patterns

证据

An estimate is the working time of one background executor on one iteration: editing the named files, moving and extending the tests, running them until green.

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The tests-to-code ratio is the row I actually watch.

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The document is regenerated on every new tag and on the close of any large prompt set.

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