Effort estimates from what changed — not lines of code
Lines of code is a poor measure of effort. truelo estimates effort from the substance of the work — what changed, the tickets touched, the reviews — and includes self-reported non-code work, so a quiet-commit day still reads fairly.
Content-based, not line-count
The estimate is drawn from what changed and the tickets and reviews involved — never a tally of lines added or removed.
Non-code work counts
QA, calls, reviews, DevOps and other non-code effort are folded in through role-based questions.
Fair by design
There's no stack-ranking; everyone can open their own numbers, so it never becomes a leaderboard of who typed the most.
Useful for the whole team
Managers get a grounded sense of load and delivery; individuals get a fair picture of their own week.
Effort tracking — FAQ
Does truelo measure lines of code?
No. Effort is content-based — estimated from what changed, the tickets touched and reviews — and it folds in self-reported non-code work.
Is effort tracking a ranking of developers?
No. There's no stack-ranking; everyone sees their own numbers, so it's a fair picture rather than a scoreboard.
What about work that isn't code?
Non-code work — QA, calls, reviews, DevOps — is included via role-based questions, so quiet-commit days still read fairly.