👋 Hey, Zak! If you are a user of Gradle Enterprise, you can use our build validation scripts to measuring work avoidance in different scenarios:
https://github.com/gradle/gradle-enterprise-build-validation-scripts
@Etienne Studer and
@Jim Hurne also just did a talk yesterday at our DPE Summit that you may be interested in. Unfortunately, I'm unsure when the recording may be made available to the public.