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“quality” News Archive

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Definition · Supertopics: craft · Subtopics: anti-patterns, auditing, best-practices, bugs, code-reviews, conformance, consistency, design-debt, link-rot, linting, maintenance, optimization, regressions, reliability, resilience, sanitization, technical-debt, testing, validation (non-exhaustive) · “quality” × ? · “quality” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
The State of AI Impact in Engineering: Q2 2026287
ai, metrics, developer-experience, economics, engineering-management
Agentic Code Review (add)286
ai-agents, ai, code-reviews, productivity, processes, cognitive-debt
How Long Before We Stop Reading the Code?285
code-reviews, ai, processes
When AI Builds Itself284
ai, processes, metrics, efficiency, anthropic, case-studies
How to Evaluate an npm Package—2026 Edition283
how-tos, npm, dependencies, processes, maintainability
Using AI to Write Better Code More Slowly (nol)282
ai, processes
Is AI Causing a Repeat of Frontend’s Lost Decade? (mb2/mas)281
ai, programming, career
hihtml (j9t)280
packages, npm, html, conformance, links, link-rot, minification, html-minifier, optimization
AI Makes Weak Engineers Less Harmful (sea)279
ai, engineering-management
We Needed a Screenshot Pipeline—We Got a Design QA Tool Instead (ben/cal)278
tooling, screenshots, playwright, case-studies
.htaccess Punk (j9t)277
packages, apache, redirecting, link-rot
AI Content Wasn’t Good Enough—Now It Is (thi/ahr)276
content, writing, ai
Token Optimization: Reducing LLM Input Size Without Losing Quality275
ai, token-optimization, python
Amazon Calls Engineers for a “Deep Dive” Internal Meeting to Discuss “GenAI”-Related Outages274
amazon, aws, ai
On Software Quality (nic/pxl)273
apple
What Is JPEG XL: Do We Really Need Another Image Format? (aar/deb)272
jpeg-xl, images, performance, metrics
When Design Stops Asking Why and Starts Asking, “Can AI Do It?”271
design, ai, processes
The Design System Paradox: How Abstraction Can Hollow Out Quality (pjo/zer)270
design-systems, training
Rethinking “Pixel Perfect” Web Design (ami/sma)269
design
So You Think Your Website Is Doing Great (cit)268
html, javascript, css
The “Two-Brain” Advantage: Why You Should Never Trust Just One AI (owe/pro)267
ai, processes
Nobody Writes Clean Code—We All Just Pretend266
craft
“Sloppy” Code and Accessibility Issues: The Trouble With Trump’s Silicon Valley-Inspired Web Design Project (not)265
design, accessibility, case-studies
How Good Engineers Write Bad Code at Big Companies (sea)264
career, culture
5 Reasons Why WCAG AA Compliance Does Not Mean Your Website Is Accessible (cra)263
accessibility, wcag, compliance, colors, readability, performance, content, multimedia
Good Enough Is a Strategy (tre)262
strategies, technical-debt
Good Visual Design, Explained (nng)261
design, principles
What Developers Really Mean by “Bad Code” (jet)260
maintainability, scalability, consistency, security
Now Available: “On Web Development II”! (j9t)259
books, html, css, engineering-management, maintainability
Some Software Bloat Is OK258
technical-debt, performance
The Words “Blah Blah Blah” Increase AI Accuracy (jim)257
ai, prompting
The QA Checklist for Using AI to Generate Test Cases (and Why Tools Like AgentQ AI Make It Easier)256
checklists, testing, ai
Linting, Automated: AI-Powered Static Analysis With Gemini255
linting, automation, ai, gemini
2025: 0 of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)254
html, conformance, metrics, craft
AI Contrarians on the Problems With Vibe Coding253
ai, vibe-coding, slop, career
From McCabe to Essential Complexity252
programming, complexity, metrics
“Best Practice” Is Just Your Opinion (cra)251
accessibility, auditing, best-practices
Vibe Coding and the Illusion of Progress250
vibe-coding, ai, technical-debt
I Know When You’re Vibe Coding (ale)249
vibe-coding, ai
Pair Programming Is the Better Code Review248
code-reviews, collaboration
The AI-Native Software Engineer (add)247
ai, processes, testing, career
Google: Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML and Still Rank (mat/sea)246
google, html, conformance, seo
Quality Is a Trap (eri)245
design
A New Era of Code Quality244
security
AI and Vibe Coding Are Radically Impacting Senior Devs in Code Review243
ai, vibe-coding, code-reviews
Why Is Quality So Rare?242
craft
Figma Sites Is Worse Than You Might Have Thought (kev)241
videos, figma
The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites (joe)240
figma, html, semantics, accessibility
Stop Hiding Bad Code Behind Good Tooling239
tooling, craft
Vibe Coding Is Not an Excuse for Low-Quality Work (add)238
vibe-coding, ai
Can LLMs Earn $1M From Real Freelance Coding Work?237
ai, programming, engineering-management, economics
What It Means to Shift Left on Accessibility and How to Do It Right (lul)236
accessibility, dei, design, culture, processes, collaboration, project-management, content-strategy, training
Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter (ali)235
training, ai, programming, vibe-coding, security, scalability, performance, testing, documentation
Maintaining Screenshot Quality and Color Profile in Figma (max)234
figma, screenshots, images, colors
What’s Missing With AI-Generated Code? Refactoring233
surveys, studies, research, ai, productivity, maintenance, refactoring
11 Practical Tips to Make Code Reviews Easier as a Developer232
code-reviews, tips-and-tricks, ai, principles, linting, formatting, collaboration
Clean Code in JavaScript: A Comprehensive Guide231
guides, javascript, principles, conventions, variables, objects, functions, comments, testing
5 Ways to Increase the Quality of Your Design System Documentation230
design-systems, documentation
Alt Text Accessibility: Balancing AI and Human Oversight (tec+/equ)229
podcasts, accessibility, images, multimedia, alt-text, ai
Developer Philosophy (qnt)228
technical-debt, refactoring, processes
Generating Image Descriptions and Alt-Text With AI (dri)227
images, alt-text, accessibility, ai
Differences Between ESLint and TypeScript (jos/esl)226
eslint, typescript, comparisons, linting, type-safety
Your Clean Code Might Be Someone Else’s Technical Debt225
technical-debt, principles
Code Quality Becomes Even More Vital in the AI Era224
ai, automation
Where Has All the Valid HTML Gone (j9t)223
html, conformance
Help Your Code Reviewer (ant)222
code-reviews, collaboration, communication, consistency
Are AI Assistants Making Us Worse Programmers?221
career, programming, ai, craft
Mastering Clean Code With SOLID, DRY, KISS, and YAGNI Principles220
principles, solid, craft
25 Crazy Software Bugs Explained (fir)219
videos, programming, bugs, history
Test Smart: How to Apply Automation and Stay Sane?218
testing, automation, ci-cd
Improving Code Quality With Linting217
optimization, linting, formatting
2024: 0.5% of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)216
html, conformance, metrics, craft
Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming215
ai, github-copilot, craft, programming, career
Unrealistic Deadlines in Software Engineering (tre)214
project-management, prioritization, engineering-management
Algorithms We Develop Software By (gra)213
programming, processes, best-practices
Good Refactoring vs. Bad Refactoring (ste/bui)212
refactoring, comparisons, maintenance, javascript
ObsoHTML, the Obsolete HTML Checker (j9t)211
packages, npm, html
Comparing Design Systems to Find the Best Qualities (hdv)210
design-systems
The Art of Clean Code: Mastering the SOLID Principles209
principles, solid
My Favorite Interview Questions for QA Engineers208
interviewing
After CrowdStrike, Programmers Deserve Consequences207
programming, career
How to Create Software Quality (let)206
how-tos, complexity, link-lists
Perfect Bug Report205
websites, writing, bugs
Introduction to Selenium for QA Automation: The Essential Guide204
introductions, guides, selenium, testing, automation
We Need to Talk More About Conformance, if We Want to Stop Fantasy HTML (j9t)203
html, conformance, craft
Software Engineering Principles Every Frontend Developer Should Know202
principles, craft
The Perfect Site Doesn’t Exist (mic)201
maintenance, processes
Adding ESLint and Auto-Fixing an Existing TypeScript Project200
eslint, typescript, automation
Notes on Quality199
design, user-experience
AI Isn’t Useless—but Is It Worth It? (mol)198
ai
JavaScript Code Quality Tools: See Qodana in Action (jet)197
qodana, javascript
Humans Do It Better: GitClear Analyzes 153M Lines of Code, Finds Risks of AI196
ai, craft, metrics, engineering-management
9 Signs Your Frontend Code Has Quality Issues That Affect Your Users (ang)195
craft, accessibility, usability, user-experience, conformance, performance
Purging Design System “Rot” From Our Checkboxes (chu)194
design-systems, maintenance, accessibility, case-studies
Testing HTML With Modern CSS (hey)193
html, css, testing
The Detail, the Quality192
design
Building Websites and Building Websites Well (j9t)191
craft, community
Bugs I’ve Filed on Browsers (nol)190
browsers, chromium, firefox, webkit
Lines of Code—How to Not Measure Code Quality and Developer Efficiency (cod)189
metrics, efficiency, productivity
Is the Increasing Amount of Shit Code All the Fault of AI-Generated Code?188
ai, technical-debt
What Can a Website Do? (dav)187
accessibility, usability
Unit Testing With Jest and Integration With GitHub Actions186
testing, jest, github-actions
New Study on Coding Behavior Raises Questions About Impact of AI on Software Development185
studies, research, ai, technical-debt
14 Things to Check Before Deploying a Website184
deploying, processes
Definition of Done (DoD) Explanation and Example183
agile, scrum, processes, examples
My Web Development Wishlist 2024 (j9t)182
community, user-experience, developer-experience, conformance, wish-lists
Software Quality181
research
Incident: Mitigate, Learn (j9t)180
processes, incident-response, learning
“HTML First” Is Not HTML First (j9t)179
html, principles, craft
The Top Accessibility Errors Found in 2023 (tpg)178
accessibility, conformance, errors, retrospectives
The Road to HTMHell Is Paved With Semantics (pep/mat)177
html, semantics
What Really Is Technical Debt?176
technical-debt, terminology
Signals of Interface Quality175
design
All Technical Debt Is a Risk to the Product and to Your Business174
technical-debt, product-management, processes
Conducting a Content Audit to Improve Your Content (uxm)173
content, auditing, optimization
Everything About SEO Is Obnoxious (chr)172
seo, ethics
Web Developers: Remarkably Untalented and Careless? (bal)171
career, training
Accessibility Training Will Not Save You (rei)170
accessibility, training, career
0 KB Social Media Embeds (chr)169
embed-code
2023: 0 of the Global Top 100 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)168
html, css, conformance, metrics
Unit-Testing: The Unsung Hero of Code Quality167
testing
So You’ve Been Publicly Accessibility-Shamed (dav)166
accessibility, communication
Testing and Code Quality in Node.js (hon)165
testing, nodejs
Stop Waiting (jha)164
testing
Don’t Do It on Frontend or… Frontend Good Practices for Devs163
best-practices, maintainability, documentation
On the Uniting Power of a Commitment to HTML Conformance (j9t)162
html, conformance, community, web
Unpopular Opinion: It’s Harder Than Ever to Be a Good Software Engineer161
career
WCAG 2.2 and Validation160
accessibility, wcag, conformance
Characteristics of Code Quality159
research
No More 404 (rem)158
link-rot, user-experience, automation
Developers Talking About Code Quality157
studies, research, readability
The 5 Principles of Unit Testing156
principles, testing
Long Live the Test Pyramid (lei/sma)155
testing, maintainability
Three Dimensions of Developer Productivity154
research, developer-experience, productivity
Why Are Websites Embarrassing? (fon)153
craft
Nobody Cares About Your “Perfect” Code: Change Your Perspective152
product-management
Tailwind, and the Death of Web Craftsmanship151
tailwind, craft
Good Code Is— (j9t)150
terminology
Good Code Is Like a Love Letter to the Next Developer Who Will Maintain It (add)149
programming, maintainability, communication
We Deleted More Than 5,000 Pages From Our College Website—Here’s Why148
accessibility, maintenance
A Guide to Coding Standards to Improve Code Quality147
guides, conventions, formatting, consistency
Improving the Quality of the Software With Qodana and GitHub Actions146
qodana, optimization, github, ci-cd
Website Issues: On the Relevance of Audience Size and Impact (j9t)145
processes
Code Coverage vs. Test Coverage144
code-coverage, testing, comparisons
Write Better CSS by Borrowing Ideas From JavaScript Functions (sma)143
css, javascript, functions
Guardrails for Better Accessibility Support in Frontend (net)142
accessibility, tooling
Fighting Inter-Component HTML Bloat (eli)141
components, html, semantics
The Cost of Craft140
craft, complexity, processes
We Don’t Need “.visually-hidden” (den)139
accessibility, css, semantics
Craft vs. Industry: Separating Concerns (nac)138
economics, maintainability, craft, comparisons
Conformance and Accessibility (j9t)137
accessibility, conformance
Qodana Code Quality Platform—Overview (jet)136
videos, overviews, qodana, ci-cd
What’s Wrong With Code in 2022?135
complexity, processes
Code Ownership and Software Quality134
research, processes
Today I Learned: The Subtle Art of Code Reviews133
code-reviews, best-practices
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)132
accessibility, writing, design, documentation, style-guides, consistency
How to Start a Content Audit131
how-tos, content, content-management, auditing
“aria-label” Is a Code Smell (eri)130
accessibility, aria, labels, technical-debt
How Flaky Tests Impact Developers129
research, testing, flakiness
2022: 0 of the Global Top 100 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)128
html, css, conformance, metrics, craft
JavaScript Bugs Aplenty in Node.js Ecosystem—Found Automatically127
studies, research, nodejs, javascript, dependencies, security, bugs
One-Dimensional Website Optimization Considered Harmful (j9t)126
optimization
The Importance of Clean Code in Your Startup’s Success125
Your Code Doesn’t Have to Be a Mess124
Applying SOLID Principles in React123
maintainability, principles, solid, react
How to Use ESLint and Prettier for Code Analysis and Formatting122
how-tos, consistency, eslint, prettier, linting, formatting
Top 2021 CSS Frameworks Report: Validation (cit)121
studies, research, frameworks, css, conformance
Writing Better CSS120
css, sorting
The CSS Art Paradox (j9t)119
css, art, html
The 5 Golden Rules of Code Reviews118
code-reviews, processes
How to Write Good Code: 10 Beginner-Friendly Techniques for Instant Results117
how-tos, techniques
Why Accessibility Bugs Are a Good Thing and How to Handle Them116
accessibility, bugs
An Opinionated Guide to Unit Testing115
guides, testing
There’s No Such Thing as Clean Code114
developer-experience
The Risks and Rewards of App Modernization (uxm)113
maintenance, modernization
Big Images, Blazingly Fast112
performance, images
Find HTML Parsing Errors (pat/dev)111
browsers, dev-tools, html, parsing
Writing Better CSS (ale)110
css, efficiency
The Guideline Gap109
design-systems, accessibility, localization
The Little Book of Little Books (j9t)108
books, frameworks, conventions
Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements to Web Risk Management (sma)107
usability
It Takes a PhD to Develop That106
career, complexity
Maintaining End-to-End Quality With Visual Testing (sma)105
testing, design
I’m Changing How I Review Code104
code-reviews
The 3-Second Frontend Developer Test (j9t)103
html, css, conformance
It’s a (Front-End Testing) Trap! Six Common Testing Pitfalls and How to Solve Them (lei/sma)102
testing
CSS Frameworks in Vogue, but Don’t Forget Style Fundamentals101
css, frameworks, fundamentals
NPM Global Audit100
packages, npm, security, auditing
Why Validate? (j9t)99
html, css, conformance, craft
Reasons Why Bugs Might Feel “Impossible”98
debugging, bugs
2021: 98% of the Top 100 US Websites Use Invalid HTML (j9t)97
html, css, conformance, metrics, craft
Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility (ann/deq)96
accessibility, design-systems, auditing
21 Best Practices for a Clean React Project95
best-practices, react
Code in Quarantine (j9t)94
maintenance
The Dos and Don’ts of Code Reviews93
code-reviews, learning
In Critical Defense of Frontend Development (j9t)92
craft
Optimizing Image Depth (mey/css)91
images, performance, optimization
How to Find and Fix Common Website Accessibility Issues (kil)90
how-tos, accessibility, contrast, color-blindness, colors, responsive-design
New Google Quality Rater Guidelines, Update Adds Emphasis on Needs Met89
guidelines, seo, google
AVIF Has Landed (jaf)88
images, avif, performance, jpeg, webp, svg, png, comparisons
The 4 Pillars of Good Embed Code (j9t)87
embed-code, usability
The Most Critical Python Code Metric86
python, metrics, principles
Page Builders Might Not Be a Good Idea (cit)85
maintainability, consistency, performance
Goodbye, Clean Code (dan)84
principles, processes
On Writing Better Markup (j9t)83
html, maintainability, performance, terminology
Why Quality Is Important82
craft
The TypeScript Tax (eri)81
typescript, type-safety, metrics
The 5 Raisons d’Être of Testing (nma)80
testing
How to Configure Lighthouse for Balanced Quality Websites (j9t)79
how-tos, performance, lighthouse, configuration
Here’s the Thing About “Unused CSS” Tools (chr/css)78
css, performance, tooling
We Write CSS Like We Did in the 90s, and Yes, It’s Silly (j9t/ali)77
css, craft, conventions, sorting
Why TDD Isn’t Crap (hil)76
testing, processes
Code Review Etiquette (css)75
code-reviews, collaboration, communication, tips-and-tricks
How to Write Better Code: The 3 Levels of Code Consistency (j9t/css)74
consistency
What We Should Teach Up-and-Coming Developers (j9t)73
training, principles, ethics
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools72
php, tooling
Linting HTML Using CSS (ire)71
html, css, linting
Principles of Web Development (j9t)70
principles, user-experience, simplicity, maintainability, learning
The Art of a Pull Request69
version-control, code-reviews, processes
The Anatomy of a Coding Guideline (j9t)68
conventions
The Importance of Code Reviews (kit)67
code-reviews, collaboration
Improving the Quality of Your CSS With PostCSS66
css, optimization, postcss
Technical Debt: Rescuing Legacy Code Through Refactoring65
technical-debt, refactoring, maintenance, monitoring, testing
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts (tyl/clo)64
fonts, icon-fonts, html
The Full Stack Overflow Developer (cod)63
career, craft, stack-overflow, link-lists
No Good Can Come of Bad Code (zel/ali)62
accessibility, semantics, standards
The Problems of Working With Web Agencies (j9t)61
business-relations
Google and HTML/CSS Code Quality (j9t)60
google, html, css, history
How to Be a Good Developer59
how-tos, career, professionalism, prioritization, craft
CSS Audits: Taking Stock of Your Code (ali)58
css, auditing
Why AngularJS Makes Every Single Developer a Better One57
angularjs, software-design-patterns
Good Content Is Too Valuable to Die (vit/sma)56
content
Code Culture Problem55
communication, culture, bugs
CSS Architectures: Principles of Code Cleanup54
css, principles, optimization
QA and UX (nng)53
user-experience, concepts
“Bad Code,” Dogmatism, Etc. (chr/css)52
html, css
Test the Web Forward (w3c)51
testing, standards, web-platform
Why Quality Impacts Your Bottom Line50
concepts, economics
10 Tips for Better Coding49
tips-and-tricks, conventions, documentation, refactoring, naming, version-control, building, testing, tooling
Managing Technical Debt (acm)48
technical-debt, programming, processes
Google HTML/CSS Style Guide (j9t)47
google, html, css, style-guides, principles, conformance, formatting, naming, sorting
Understanding Technical Debt (nza)46
technical-debt, concepts
Why Should You Care About Website Usability?45
usability, consistency, simplicity, content, whitespace, html
Validation: Measuring and Tracking Code Quality (j9t)44
html, css, conformance, metrics
Google’s Focus on Quality and the PostRank Acquisition43
google, seo
How to Proofread Your Own Writing42
how-tos, writing, communication
Optimizing HTML41
html, optimization
Website Maintenance Tips for Front-End Developers (lou/sma)40
maintenance, tips-and-tricks, tooling, link-lists
Diagnostic Styling Reloaded (j9t)39
bookmarklets, css
The Two Great Things About Validation/Conformance (j9t)38
conformance, html, css, craft
The Greatest Secret in Web Design (j9t)37
maintenance, maintainability, processes
The Most Annoying Yet Most Important Task in Website Management (j9t)36
links, link-rot, maintenance, user-experience, web
Where Our Standards Went Wrong (bee/ali)35
standards, conformance
10 Measures for Continuous Website Maintenance (j9t)34
processes, maintenance
Is Easy Implementation the Same as Good Code? (cod/aja)33
developer-experience, performance, javascript, embed-code
Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Code (tka)32
career
The 3 Levels of Programmers: The Good, The Bad, and the Lazy31
career
Google Can’t Code30
google, html, conformance
Corporate Web Standards (dig)29
html, css, standards
Fixing the Web… Together! (kar/w3c)28
html, xhtml, css, standards, conformance
10 Steps to Create a High-Quality Website (j9t)27
processes
Signs of a Quality Link26
links, seo
Unicorn Sighting (Public Preview) (don/w3c)25
w3c, tooling, conformance
Web Content: From Fabulous to Frankenstein24
content, legal
Write Better CSS (jch)23
css, comments
Ten Steps to a More User Friendly Website22
flash, performance, images, compression, link-rot, html, conformance, browsers, support, navigation, readability
JPG Quality (dav)21
images, jpeg, compression
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design20
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, semantics, principles
A Web Standards Checklist (rus)19
checklists, standards, html, css, accessibility, usability
A Matter of Styles (dig)18
css, standards, style-guides, code-reviews
Quality Control: The Importance of Website Testing17
testing, processes
The Problem With Flash…16
flash
Choosing Standards Compliance Over Proprietary Practices15
standards, conformance, interoperability, user-experience
W3C Members: What Standards? (zdn)14
w3c, html, conformance, standards
99.9% of Websites Are Obsolete (zel/dig)13
html, css
Poor Code Quality Contaminates Users’ Conceptual Models (nng)12
resilience, productivity, usability
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code (spo)11
programming, version-control, building, culture, tooling, testing, principles
Top 3 HTML Straw Man Arguments10
html, presentational-html
Validators9
html, conformance, tooling, link-lists
Code Quality Checker8
tools, analysis, performance, optimization
CSS Analyzer (CSS Stats)7
tools, analysis, css
CSS Analyzer (Lea Verou) (lea)6
tools, analysis, css
CSS Analyzer (Project Wallace) (pro)5
tools, analysis, css
CSS Quality Checker (pro)4
tools, analysis, css
Website Analyzer (Accessify)3
tools, analysis, performance, optimization
Website Analyzer (Frontend Dogma) (fro)2
tools, analysis, frontend-dogma
Image Quality Enhancer1
tools, exploration, images