How well do you really know your codebase? For many tech leaders, the answer is “well enough”. But is “well enough” good enough when software failure risks operational disruption, lost revenue, and lasting reputational damage?
Subpar code quality often hides in plain sight, quietly accumulating technical debt, increasing the likelihood of security breaches, compliance risks, and outages. And yet, many company leaders assume their existing tools are enough. They aren’t.
The limitations of standard quality tooling
There’s no shortage of tools out there, including Sonar Qube, and many similar (open source) code checkers. Most dev environments today come armed with some form of static code analysis. These tools aren’t just a ‘nice-to-have’; they’re essential. But they’re built for developers – not for engineering managers, CIOs, or board members.
That’s incredibly valuable on a tactical level, but it leaves a blind spot at the strategic one. As BonCode CEO Jan Willem Klerx explains, “These tools are designed for individual use. They help developers check their own work, and are often configurable to a single developer’s preferences.”
Independent insight vs in-house analysis
Some companies attempt to build their own internal dashboards and tooling for measuring software quality across their systems. But when the insight comes from within the same team that wrote the code, objectivity is compromised. It’s like marking your own exam paper, and then asking the board to accept your grade.
What BonCode offers is external validation. Our independent, consultant-led analysis provides a neutral view of your entire software portfolio’s health across technologies, teams, and time. We translate raw technical output into board-ready insights. As Jan Willem points out, “It makes a real difference when a board member asks about system health and the answer isn’t, ‘I measured it myself.’”
Code quality reaches board-level
The importance of code quality has moved well beyond the dev team. Why? Because software is now infrastructure. When it fails, your business fails. Major UK retailers were recently hit with cyberattacks, hurting both their sales and customer confidence. It’s a powerful reminder that board members – not just the CTO – need firmer assurance that business-critical systems are secure, maintainable, and resilient. That means software quality is no longer just an engineering issue; it’s a governance issue.
It also impacts AI-readiness. If you’re training AI models on your codebase – or depending on AI to support code generation – clean, well-structured code is critical. After all, with AI-powered productivity tools, you get out what you put in.
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BonCode doesn’t replace your existing tools – we make them more meaningful. In fact, clients who already use tools tend to score 20–22% better in our independent assessments. That’s not just correlation – it’s maturity in action.
But tools alone can’t provide the portfolio-wide, stakeholder-aligned visibility needed in today’s high-risk, high-speed environments. And that’s where we come in.
Let’s talk about how we can help you measure, manage, and improve the real quality of your custom software. For a truly independent perspective on your source code, get BonCode.
