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“maintenance” News Archive

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Definition · Supertopics: quality · Subtopics: deprecation, maintainability, migrating, modernization, redesigning, refactoring (non-exhaustive) · “maintenance” × ? · “maintenance” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
The Custodial Era of UX: Cleaning Up After AI (nng)136
user-experience, ai, processes
Most of Your Tech Debt Is Free135
technical-debt, prioritization, economics
Milan Petrović on the Risks of Legacy PHP in WordPress and Why Upgrading Matters for Security (nat)134
podcasts, interviews, php, wordpress, security
On the Two Sides and the Spectrum That Is Open Source Maintenance (j9t)133
foss, community
Renovating a Design System: Why Modernization Should Feel Like Turning Dials, Not Flipping Switches (amy/zer)132
design-systems, modernization, processes
Open Source Was Not Ready for AI-Speed Contributions (fre)131
foss, ai, code-reviews
The Just-Say-No Engineer Was a ZIRP Phenomenon (sea)130
career, ai
Do You Know How Many Websites You Have? (cle)129
processes
replacements.fyi (430/e18)128
websites, dependencies, refactoring, migrating, javascript
Who Will Maintain the Web When PHP’s Veterans Retire?127
php
Burnout Is Real for Open Source Maintainers: A Conversation With John-David Dalton, Creator of Lodash (jdd/ope)126
podcasts, interviews, javascript, libraries, lodash, foss
The Last Quiet Thing (tg)125
design, product-management
What Is Content Decay? (And How to Fix It Before It Tanks Your Traffic) (lou/ahr)124
how-tos, content, seo
“Harmless” Website Updates Can Create Serious Problems for Your Users—Here’s How It Happens123
accessibility
Handling Breaking Changes in a Design System Without Causing Chaos (sha/zer)122
design-systems, semver, communication
Managing Infrastructure Across Multiple Environments121
infrastructure, dev-ops
Will npm’s New Security Steps Stop Attacks? (rev)120
security, npm, foss
Chasing “Done”: Why Software Never Ends—and Why That Matters (emb)119
programming, economics, processes
Behind the Scenes of Maintaining a Design System Component118
design-systems, components, maintainability
15 Recent Node.js Features That Replace Popular npm Packages (nod)117
nodejs, npm, dependencies
The Codebase Everyone Is Afraid to Touch116
technical-debt, economics
Why Technical Debt Is Inevitable (kev)115
videos, technical-debt, processes
How Maintainer Burnout Is Causing a Kubernetes Security Disaster114
kubernetes, security, foss, economics
Why You Absolutely Need to Have Automated Dependency Management in Place (j9t)113
dependencies, maintainability, security, automation, tooling
React 19 Broke Update Stability, Keeping Half of Developers Stuck112
react, angular, vuejs, comparisons
Constant Refactoring: Refactoring My Refactored Website (ope)111
refactoring
6 Weeks of Claude Code (ort/puz)110
claude, ai, refactoring
This Is Why Nobody Submits PRs to Open Source Anymore109
foss, community, ai
The Cost of Ownership of a 1,000 Applications (may)108
architecture, economics, licensing, infrastructure
CSS: The Pain Is Real (j9t)107
css, presentational-html, maintainability
Ramblings on Dependency Management (mpl)106
dependencies
Beware of End-of-Life Node.js Versions—Upgrade or Seek Post-EOL Support (mco/nod)105
nodejs, security
How the World Is Celebrating Open Source Maintainer Month104
foss
Why I Value Firebreak Sprints for Managing Technical Debt (tre)103
technical-debt, processes
5 GitHub Actions Every Maintainer Needs to Know (kli)102
github-actions, github, tooling, automation
Mission jQuery Zero: How FreeAgent Removed jQuery From Our Application (fre)101
refactoring, jquery, technical-debt
What’s Missing With AI-Generated Code? Refactoring100
surveys, studies, research, ai, productivity, quality, refactoring
How to Manage Old Content on a News Website (moz)99
how-tos, content, content-management, prioritization, redirecting, seo
Build It Yourself (mit)98
dependencies, maintainability, processes
9 Design System Metrics That Matter97
design-systems, metrics, user-experience, consistency, accessibility, documentation, economics
Adding Dark Mode to My Site, Shaving Yaks, and Questioning My Sanity (hl)96
dark-mode, hugo
The 20 Commandments of Software Engineering95
principles, programming, complexity, documentation, commit-messages, code-reviews, dependencies, collaboration
On Long Term Software Development (ber)94
maintainability, dependencies, foss, testing, complexity
So You Decided to Do a Technical Migration (loc/btc)93
videos, migrating
Can [Open Source Pledge] Fix Open Source Sustainability? (tre)92
foss, community
Revamping a Five-Year Old Node.js Project91
nodejs, mongodb, databases, architecture, refactoring
Deprecating Node.js REST APIs in 6 Frameworks90
nodejs, apis, rest, frameworks, deprecation, fastify, express, nestjs
Some Notes on Upgrading Hugo (b0r)89
hugo
Node.js 20 Upgrade: A Journey Through Unexpected Heap Issues With Kubernetes (zte)88
nodejs, kubernetes, memory
Rethinking CSS in JS87
css, javascript, css-in-js, design, design-systems, state-management
Good Refactoring vs. Bad Refactoring (ste/bui)86
refactoring, comparisons, quality, javascript
5 Ways to Fail at Managing Tech Debt85
technical-debt, refactoring, strategies
The Frontend Treadmill (pol)84
fundamentals, frameworks, craft, career
Don’t Refactor the Code83
refactoring, technical-debt, terminology
Web Content Has a Maintenance Problem (ger)82
web, content, processes, sustainability
Maintainer Month: Enhancing Support for Open Source Maintainers (bek/ope)81
foss
Designing Design Systems: How to Lay the Groundwork That Drives Decision Making (ado)80
how-tos, design-systems, processes, collaboration
Maintaining a Design System in Figma (luk)79
design-systems, figma
The Perfect Site Doesn’t Exist (mic)78
quality, processes
Upgrading jQuery: Working Towards a Healthy Web (tim/jqu)77
jquery, migrating
Purging Design System “Rot” From Our Checkboxes (chu)76
design-systems, quality, accessibility, case-studies
eslint-plugin-depend75
packages, npm, simplicity
How to Build a Newthing74
how-tos, processes, creativity
“Web Design as a Process” in Charts: Maintenance, Decay, Tech Debt, and Big Bang Launching (j9t)73
content, design, design-debt, technical-debt, processes, visualization
Is Generated Code Harder to Maintain?72
discussions, ai, maintainability
The API That No One Dared Delete71
apis, infrastructure, documentation, technical-debt
A Perfectly Normal Amount of Tech Debt (max)70
technical-debt
We Need to Have a Chat? I Think We Should Refactor69
design-systems, refactoring
Upgrading Frontend Dependencies With Confidence68
dependencies, testing, regressions, playwright
Supercharge Your Repository With Code Owners (ope)67
code-reviews, processes
dependency-time-machine66
packages, npm, dependencies, automation
We Deleted More Than 5,000 Pages From Our College Website—Here’s Why65
accessibility, quality
Upgrading an Ancient React Application64
react
From Hacks to Elegance: Transforming a Card Component With Modern CSS Wizardry (9el)63
components, css, refactoring
Identify Unused npm Packages in Your Project (ami)62
npm, dependencies
How to Clean Up Your Local Repository With Git Commands (thi)61
how-tos, git, command-line
It Depends—Exploring My Favourite Renovate Features for Dependency Updates (kal)60
dependencies, renovate, configuration
Stop Rewriting Your CSS! Use “:not()” Instead (zor/css)59
videos, css, selectors
Rebuilding a Featured News Section With Modern CSS: Vox News (sha)58
css, refactoring, optimization
How to Manage Design Tokens57
how-tos, design-tokens
The Case Against Automatic Dependency Updates (ben)56
dependencies, automation, ci-cd, security
5 Code Refactoring Techniques to Improve Your Code55
refactoring, techniques
Senior Engineering Strategies for Advanced React and TypeScript (tec)54
strategies, react, typescript, architecture, testing, performance, accessibility, security
Updating a Design System53
design-systems
3 Notion Templates to Better Manage Your Design System52
design-systems, templates
Unlocking Security Updates for Transitive Dependencies With npm51
npm, dependencies, security
Using Renovate With Codeberg (nic)50
codeberg, dependencies, renovate
Taking the Stress Out of Design System Management (sma)49
design-systems
Managing CSS Styles in a WordPress Block Theme (css)48
css, wordpress, theming
How Your Favourite UI Libraries Manage Their Icons (and)47
libraries, images, icons
How I Maintain OSS Projects46
foss
Maintenance Matters (vig)45
code-reviews, consistency, testing, logging, documentation
Notes on Maintaining an Internal React Component Library44
react, components, libraries
8 Industry-Standard Tools to Reduce Dependency Risks43
tooling, dependencies, renovate, depfu, link-lists
Implementing Micro-Frontends: A Path to Evolve Legacy Codebases42
refactoring, micro-frontends
The Risks and Rewards of App Modernization (uxm)41
modernization, quality
How to Maintain a Large Next.js Application (sma)40
how-tos, nextjs
Refactoring CSS: Strategy, Regression Testing, and Maintenance (cod/sma)39
css, refactoring, testing, regressions, strategies
Refactoring CSS: Introduction (cod/sma)38
introductions, css, refactoring
Updating a 25-Year-Old Website (sto)37
Use Depfu and Mergify to Automatically Merge Dependency Updates36
dependencies, automation, depfu
Code in Quarantine (j9t)35
quality
Git Maintenance (bku)34
git
Levels of Fix (chr/css)33
If It Can Be Done Using an HTTP Header, Use an HTTP Header (j9t)32
maintainability, http, http-headers, html
Should You Add WordPress Maintenance to Your Service Offering? (sma)31
wordpress, business-relations, economics
Tips for Managing Design Systems (sma)30
design-systems, communication, efficiency, documentation, design, processes
How Can We Make Website Maintenance Work More Visible? (j9t)29
Decaying Sites (chr/css)28
link-rot, effects
How to Tidy Up Your .htaccess Redirects27
how-tos, redirecting, apache
Validating Dependencies in the Project With npm-check and depcheck26
dependencies, security, auditing, tooling, npm
Approaches to Deprecating Code in JavaScript (css)25
javascript, deprecation
Finding Dead CSS (css)24
css, performance
Why Every Business Needs a Website (jef)23
economics, domains, hosting
Refactoring CSS Without Losing Your Mind (css/btc)22
videos, css, technical-debt, refactoring
On Style Maintenance (sar/css)21
programming, css, maintainability, oocss
4 Ways to Future Proof Your WordPress Site20
wordpress, hosting
Technical Debt: Rescuing Legacy Code Through Refactoring19
technical-debt, refactoring, quality, monitoring, testing
Why I’m Not Using Your Open Source Project (nza)18
foss, licensing, documentation
Software Is Never Finished and Code Can Always Be Improved17
programming
The Problem of “Fire and Forget” in Web Design (j9t)16
processes, prioritization
The Tedium of Managing Code (lyz/ali)15
maintainability, dependencies, javascript, tooling
Tag Management: Bringing Peace to Developer–Marketer Relations14
tag-management, tooling
Technical Debt13
technical-debt
Managing Change in the Cloud12
cloud-computing
Better Image Management With WordPress (sma)11
wordpress, images, php
Seven Reasons to Move to HTML510
html, forms, multimedia, browser-storage, apis
5 Quick Ways to Freshen Up Your Web Site Copy9
content, design
Website Maintenance Tips for Front-End Developers (lou/sma)8
quality, tips-and-tricks, tooling, link-lists
Effective Website Maintenance: Examples and Best Practices (sma)7
maintainability, examples, best-practices
The Greatest Secret in Web Design (j9t)6
maintainability, processes, quality
The Most Annoying Yet Most Important Task in Website Management (j9t)5
links, link-rot, user-experience, quality, web
10 Measures for Continuous Website Maintenance (j9t)4
processes, quality
Number One Skill for Managing a Website (ger)3
content
Websites: Easy to Start, Hard to Manage (ger)2
processes, content
Art and the Zen of Web Sites1
web, design, colors, images, image-maps, tables, frames, java, javascript, monetization, testing, tips-and-tricks