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Thierry Donneau-Golencer

Thierry Donneau-Golencer

Thierry is Head of Product at Faros, where he builds solutions to empower teams and drive engineering excellence. His previous roles include AI research (Stanford Research Institute), an AI startup (Tempo AI, acquired by Salesforce), and large-scale business AI (Salesforce Einstein AI).

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8
min
7/16/26

OpenAI says 30% of SWE-Bench Pro is broken. We saw it first.

The same flaw is hiding in your own backlog, at a higher rate. Here's why graded scoring catches what pass/fail testing misses.
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AI
Coding
Leaders
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Solutions
8
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7/14/26

AI model routing: How we score code without running tests

The AI code evaluation framework behind our open vs. frontier model test: rubric-based scoring, a blinded LLM judge, and validation on real SWE-bench data.
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AI
Coding
Leaders
Managers
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MIN READ
Product News
6
min
6/17/26

Introduction to Token Intelligence: trace what your AI spend is actually producing

Faros introduces Token Intelligence. Trace every AI token to the work it produced, classify spend by efficiency, and decide which tools and models to keep, scope, or cut. The first step from tokenmaxxing to outcome maxxing.
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Coding
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6
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Blog
8
min
4/28/26

AI coding tool pricing changes: How to defend ROI

AI coding assistant pricing changes are reshaping engineering budgets. Build a defensible ROI calculation by tool, team, and model before your next renewal.
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AI
Coding
Productivity
Leaders
Popular
8
MIN READ
Solutions
12
min
1/7/26

How to measure Claude Code ROI: Developer productivity insights with Faros

Track Claude Code usage, adoption, and engineering impact using Faros's observability platform.
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AI
Popular
Productivity
12
MIN READ
Solutions
15
min
1/5/26

Lines of code is a misleading metric for AI impact: What to measure instead

There's a better way to measure AI productivity than counting lines of code. Focus on outcome metrics that prove business value: cycle times, quality, and delivery velocity. Learn why lines of code fails as an AI productivity metric, what outcome-based alternatives actually work, and when tracking AI code volume matters for governance and risk management.
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Coding
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Blog
8
min
12/4/25

Claude Code token limits explained: Managing AI coding spend

Understand Claude Code's context window and usage limits, what really drives token costs, and how to manage AI coding spend by tying usage to engineering ROI.
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AI
Leaders
Popular
Productivity
8
MIN READ
Guides
15
min
12/1/25

Context engineering for developers: The complete guide

Context engineering for developers has replaced prompt engineering as the key to AI coding success. Learn the five core strategies—selection, compression, ordering, isolation, and format optimization—plus how to implement context engineering for AI agents in enterprise codebases today.
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AI
Developers
Context
Popular
15
MIN READ
Product News
8
min
10/31/25

Faros Iwatani Release: Metrics to Measure Productivity Gains from AI Coding Tools

Get comprehensive metrics to measure productivity gains from AI coding tools. The Faros Iwatani Release helps engineering leaders determine which AI coding assistant offers the highest ROI through usage analytics, cost tracking, and productivity measurement frameworks.
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Faros Announcements
8
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Blog
9
min
10/3/25

Bain Technology Report 2025: Why AI Gains Are Stalling

The Bain Technology Report 2025 reveals why AI coding tools deliver only 10-15% productivity gains. Learn why companies aren't seeing ROI and how to fix it with lifecycle-wide transformation.
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AI
Productivity
Popular
9
MIN READ
Blog
8
min
10/1/25

A 5th DORA Metric? Rework Rate is Here (And You Can Track It Now)

Discover the 5th DORA metric: Rework rate. Learn what it is, why it matters in the AI era, and how to start tracking it today. Get industry benchmarks, see what good looks like, and find practical tips to reduce wasted engineering effort and boost performance.
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Productivity
DORA Metrics
Popular
8
MIN READ
Blog
3
min
6/23/25

How to Measure AI Productivity in Software Engineering

Most AI tools don’t improve delivery. The GAINS framework helps engineering leaders measure real productivity impact across 10 transformation dimensions—from throughput to organizational efficiency.
Ten dimensions of AI transformation
Productivity
AI
3
MIN READ
Solutions
10
min
5/6/25

Developer Experience Surveys Alone Aren’t Enough: The Case for Triangulating Developer Experience Data

Uncover the limits of DevEx surveys and learn how to ensure insights are valid, actionable, and grounded in operational reality.
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Developer Experience
Platform Engineering
10
MIN READ
Solutions
10
min
7/1/24

How Engineering and Product Managers Can Automate Software Development Cost Capitalization

Finally, automation is optimizing software development capitalization, a vital but laborious accounting practice.
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Managers
10
MIN READ
Solutions
10
min
12/19/23

How to Get a Holistic Understanding of the Developer Experience

For many organizations, acting on employee surveys is challenging due to problems in the survey itself and the partial picture it paints. A novel approach is blending survey and systems data to create a more holistic understanding.
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Productivity
Developer Experience
10
MIN READ
Blog
5
min
7/17/23

AI Productivity Checklist for Engineering Teams

A simple checklist can help engineering managers achieve net positive gains in team productivity, lead time, and quality.
A checklist to measure the impact of AI copilots on developer productivity
AI
Productivity
Managers
5
MIN READ
Blog
15
min
7/10/23

Will AI Make Your Engineers 10X More Productive? Not So Fast

GitHub Copilot is one of the fastest adopted tools in the history of software development. One year after its release, over 1 million developers and 20,000 organizations are using the tool. But how to measure its impact on your engineering operations? Read on..
AI
Productivity
15
MIN READ
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