Name: Lines, Lies, and Logic: Making Sense of Code Metrics
Start: 2025-06-19T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-06-19T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 1780 Hughes Landing Blvd #1100

T﻿his is a great opportunity to create community, relationships, and learn about new technology!

**S﻿CHEDULE**

5﻿:30pm - Arrival/Registration + Food/Drinks + Networking

6﻿:00pm - Speaker/Presentation

7:15pm - Food/Drinks + Networking

8﻿:00pm - End

**FOOD/DRINKS**

Food and drinks will be provided! Please contact us if you have any dietary restrictions/food allergies.

**DIRECTIONS AND PARKING INSTRUCTIONS**

Meeting will be held in the offices of SmartDraw Software, 1780 Hughes Landing Blvd #1100 on the 11th floor.

Enter through the main doors of the building and take the elevator to the 11th floor; the door to SmartDraw's suite is in the elevator lobby on the 11th floor.

If you arrive at 1780 Hughes Landing after 6pm, a member of the SmartDraw team will help you enter the building then travel up to the 11th floor.

*Parking*:

Park in the garage directly opposite. You'll need to take a ticket to enter but there is no fee to leave - parking is free.

**Speaker & Talk**

**Tony Cardella**

Tony will be discussing the following:

***Lines, Lies, and Logic: Making Sense of Code Metrics***

Code metrics: we’ve seen them in dashboards, status reports, and maybe even used them to win an argument or two. But what do they actually mean—and are they even helpful?

In this light-hearted but informative session, we’ll take a look at a whole grab bag of code metrics, including (but not limited to) Cyclomatic Complexity, Code Coverage %, Maintainability Index, Code Churn, Coupling, Cohesion, and everyone's favorite: Lines. Of. Code.

You’ll learn:
\- What these metrics can tell you about your code
\- What they absolutely cannot
\- How to avoid weaponizing them \(intentionally or otherwise\)
\- When it's okay to say\, “Yeah\, this number means nothing\.”

We’ll bust some myths, share some laughs, and maybe have a little audience participation along the way. If you've ever looked at a sonar report and felt a mix of confusion, curiosity, and existential dread—this talk is for you.

Bring your questions, your skepticism, and your metric horror stories. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of how to use metrics without losing your mind—or your team's trust.

**P.S. We're looking for speakers for 2025!**

Do you have insights, projects, or expertise you'd like to share with the NHDNUG community? Whether you're an experienced speaker or presenting for the first time, we'd love to feature you in one of our upcoming meetups!

If you're interested in speaking at one of our 2025 meetups (held the 3rd Thursday of each month), email us at hi@petabridge.com to discuss your topic ideas, or complete this form: https://forms.gle/aVzeVpvVhAkdfWLy7

Thank you!

Aaron Stannard

North Houston .Net Users Group

.NET Foundation

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Tony Cardella has over 20 years experience in software engineering across diverse verticals, including oil & gas, energy & utilities, construction, supply chain, FinTech, and health & fitness.

Tony holds several certifications in Azure and AWS including the Azure Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, and Cybersecurity Architect Expert.

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