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24 Hour Hackathon
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Winning Team Sept '23
About The Project
As part of BrainStation's collaboration with Kaseya for a 24-hour Hackathon, our project aimed to simplify the process of tracking developer engagement for managers. We aimed to create a user-friendly solution that would enable managers to easily monitor and analyze engagement metrics. By tackling this challenge, our project sought to empower managers with valuable insights to enhance team performance and collaboration within software development projects.
Meet The Team
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Naomi Lioy
UX Designer
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Pablo Padillo
Software Engineer
Olgica Zlatkovska
Software Engineer
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Dacotah J.
Software Engineer
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Nicolas Chaves
Software Engineer
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Dayana Villavicencio
Software Engineer
The Challenge
The challenge is to measure and quantify engagement within version control platforms effectively, ensuring that metrics align with organizational goals and user needs.
In a world where it is the industry standard to use version control, how can we determine engagement in the platform?
Secondary Research
88%
from 2,000 developers surveyed increased productivity when using GitHub.
95
developers completed a task 55% faster and achieved a 7% higher task completion rate utilizing GitHub Copilot
85%
of employees take more initiative when they receive feedback, indicating the role of feedback in driving engagement and productivity.
Persona
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Solution
The challenge was presented by an Operations Manager who sought a comprehensive overview of a repository, including all its details consolidated in one location. The manager emphasized the need to streamline the process, avoiding the necessity of sifting through various information sources within the repository. The primary goal was to quickly assess the quality of commits.
Dashboard that shows a selected repo, short summary of details, code insights, contributor commits details and most importantly a graph representing the quality of commits.
A graph displaying daily commits alongside a summary of the latest commit for each day, followed by a breakdown of contributor pull requests from individual employees.
Details of each employees pull requests details, a graph displaying pull requests, and latest requests.
As an optional addition, we implemented an employee profile feature, which displays the repositories they are currently involved in, alongside their overall contributions and additional statistics.
Key Learnings
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Initially unfamiliar with software engineering concepts and methodologies, delving into user research presented a daunting challenge. However, the journey of learning proved immensely rewarding, as it equipped me with the knowledge necessary to craft an effective dashboard tailored for the operations manager.
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Integrating the OpenAI API for ChatGPT 3.5 was crucial for software engineers, offering advanced natural language processing capabilities. This enabled efficient communication, code generation, and problem-solving, enhancing productivity and innovation
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GitHub offers extensive functionality, providing a wealth of data, albeit requiring data mining techniques to refine search results effectively.
Next Steps
Testing participant criteria to assess whether the platform
aids in simplifying the process in tracking developer
engagement
Based on the feedback received, iterate on the solution to address any identified pain points or areas for improvement. This could involve refining the user interface, enhancing data visualization
Implement a feedback mechanism to continuously gather input from users and stakeholders. This could involve setting up regular feedback sessions, surveys, or a dedicated channel for submitting suggestions and issues.
Conclusion
After an intense 24-hour period filled with challenging deliberations involving our BrainStation educators and the Kaseya team, our group emerged victorious in the Hackathon. Our success stemmed not only from crafting a meticulously designed dashboard but also from devising a method to visually represent the quality of commits.
Additionally, we successfully implemented a system for software engineers to retrieve and match the data to our designs.
THANK YOU!
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