Quantitative analysis
Real-world open-source repositories, measured rather than estimated.
Archgate Studies is an open research initiative investigating how software governance practices — particularly Architecture Decision Records — affect code review friction, team velocity, and decision quality.
Each study follows a rigorous, reproducible methodology, with published analysis scripts and raw data so the findings can be independently verified.
Aims & scope
Section titled “Aims & scope”Transparent methodology
Published scripts and stated assumptions for every claim.
Data artifacts
Raw outputs for independent verification and peer review.
Actionable proposals
ADR packs and enforceable rules derived directly from evidence.
Published studies
Section titled “Published studies”| Study | Repository | Sample | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry PR Friction and ADR Standardization | getsentry/sentry | 500 merged PRs, 90-day window | 2025 |
Sentry PR Review Friction Where review friction concentrates in getsentry/sentry, and which ADRs could reduce repeated discussion cycles.
The ADRs and rules proposed by these studies follow the Archgate ADR convention. For the authoritative CLI and rules reference, see cli.archgate.dev.