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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” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
The State of AI Impact in Engineering: Q2 2026284
ai, metrics, developer-experience, economics, engineering-management
Agentic Code Review (add)283
ai-agents, ai, code-reviews, productivity, processes, cognitive-debt
How Long Before We Stop Reading the Code?282
code-reviews, ai, processes
When AI Builds Itself281
ai, processes, metrics, efficiency, anthropic, case-studies
How to Evaluate an npm Package—2026 Edition280
how-tos, npm, dependencies, processes, maintainability
Using AI to Write Better Code More Slowly (nol)279
ai, processes
Is AI Causing a Repeat of Frontend’s Lost Decade? (mb2/mas)278
ai, programming, career
hihtml (j9t)277
packages, npm, html, conformance, links, link-rot, minification, html-minifier, optimization
AI Makes Weak Engineers Less Harmful (sea)276
ai, engineering-management
We Needed a Screenshot Pipeline—We Got a Design QA Tool Instead (ben/cal)275
tooling, screenshots, playwright, case-studies
.htaccess Punk (j9t)274
packages, apache, redirecting, link-rot
AI Content Wasn’t Good Enough—Now It Is (thi/ahr)273
content, writing, ai
Token Optimization: Reducing LLM Input Size Without Losing Quality272
ai, token-optimization, python
Amazon Calls Engineers for a “Deep Dive” Internal Meeting to Discuss “GenAI”-Related Outages271
amazon, aws, ai
On Software Quality (nic/pxl)270
apple
What Is JPEG XL: Do We Really Need Another Image Format? (aar/deb)269
jpeg-xl, images, performance, metrics
When Design Stops Asking Why and Starts Asking, “Can AI Do It?”268
design, ai, processes
The Design System Paradox: How Abstraction Can Hollow Out Quality (pjo/zer)267
design-systems, training
Rethinking “Pixel Perfect” Web Design (ami/sma)266
design
So You Think Your Website Is Doing Great (cit)265
html, javascript, css
The “Two-Brain” Advantage: Why You Should Never Trust Just One AI (owe/pro)264
ai, processes
Nobody Writes Clean Code—We All Just Pretend263
craft
“Sloppy” Code and Accessibility Issues: The Trouble With Trump’s Silicon Valley-Inspired Web Design Project (not)262
design, accessibility, case-studies
How Good Engineers Write Bad Code at Big Companies (sea)261
career, culture
5 Reasons Why WCAG AA Compliance Does Not Mean Your Website Is Accessible (cra)260
accessibility, wcag, compliance, colors, readability, performance, content, multimedia
Good Enough Is a Strategy (tre)259
strategies, technical-debt
Good Visual Design, Explained (nng)258
design, principles
What Developers Really Mean by “Bad Code” (jet)257
maintainability, scalability, consistency, security
Now Available: “On Web Development II”! (j9t)256
books, html, css, engineering-management, maintainability
Some Software Bloat Is OK255
technical-debt, performance
The Words “Blah Blah Blah” Increase AI Accuracy (jim)254
ai, prompting
The QA Checklist for Using AI to Generate Test Cases (and Why Tools Like AgentQ AI Make It Easier)253
checklists, testing, ai
Linting, Automated: AI-Powered Static Analysis With Gemini252
linting, automation, ai, gemini, google
2025: 0 of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)251
html, conformance, metrics, craft
AI Contrarians on the Problems With Vibe Coding250
ai, vibe-coding, slop, career
From McCabe to Essential Complexity249
programming, complexity, metrics
“Best Practice” Is Just Your Opinion (cra)248
accessibility, auditing, best-practices
Vibe Coding and the Illusion of Progress247
vibe-coding, ai, technical-debt
I Know When You’re Vibe Coding (ale)246
vibe-coding, ai
Pair Programming Is the Better Code Review245
code-reviews, collaboration
The AI-Native Software Engineer (add)244
ai, processes, testing, career
Google: Many Top Sites Have Invalid HTML and Still Rank (mat/sea)243
google, html, conformance, seo
Quality Is a Trap (eri)242
design
A New Era of Code Quality241
security
AI and Vibe Coding Are Radically Impacting Senior Devs in Code Review240
ai, vibe-coding, code-reviews
Why Is Quality So Rare?239
craft
Figma Sites Is Worse Than You Might Have Thought (kev)238
videos, figma
The True Path to Garbage Code: Figma Sites (joe)237
figma, html, semantics, accessibility
Stop Hiding Bad Code Behind Good Tooling236
tooling, craft
Vibe Coding Is Not an Excuse for Low-Quality Work (add)235
vibe-coding, ai
Can LLMs Earn $1M From Real Freelance Coding Work?234
ai, programming, engineering-management, economics
What It Means to Shift Left on Accessibility and How to Do It Right (lul)233
accessibility, dei, design, culture, processes, collaboration, project-management, content-strategy, training
Teaching Code in the AI Era: Why Fundamentals Still Matter (ali)232
training, ai, programming, vibe-coding, security, scalability, performance, testing, documentation
Maintaining Screenshot Quality and Color Profile in Figma (max)231
figma, screenshots, images, colors
What’s Missing With AI-Generated Code? Refactoring230
surveys, studies, research, ai, productivity, maintenance, refactoring
11 Practical Tips to Make Code Reviews Easier as a Developer229
code-reviews, tips-and-tricks, ai, principles, linting, formatting, collaboration
Clean Code in JavaScript: A Comprehensive Guide228
guides, javascript, principles, conventions, variables, objects, functions, comments, testing
5 Ways to Increase the Quality of Your Design System Documentation227
design-systems, documentation
Alt Text Accessibility: Balancing AI and Human Oversight (tec+/equ)226
podcasts, accessibility, images, multimedia, alt-text, ai
Developer Philosophy (qnt)225
technical-debt, refactoring, processes
Generating Image Descriptions and Alt-Text With AI (dri)224
images, alt-text, accessibility, ai
Differences Between ESLint and TypeScript (jos/esl)223
eslint, typescript, comparisons, linting, type-safety
Your Clean Code Might Be Someone Else’s Technical Debt222
technical-debt, principles
Code Quality Becomes Even More Vital in the AI Era221
ai, automation
Where Has All the Valid HTML Gone (j9t)220
html, conformance
Help Your Code Reviewer (ant)219
code-reviews, collaboration, communication, consistency
Are AI Assistants Making Us Worse Programmers?218
career, programming, ai, craft
Mastering Clean Code With SOLID, DRY, KISS, and YAGNI Principles217
principles, solid, craft
25 Crazy Software Bugs Explained (fir)216
videos, programming, bugs, history
Test Smart: How to Apply Automation and Stay Sane?215
testing, automation, ci-cd
Improving Code Quality With Linting214
optimization, linting, formatting
2024: 0.5% of the Global Top 200 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)213
html, conformance, metrics, craft
Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming212
ai, github-copilot, craft, programming, career
Unrealistic Deadlines in Software Engineering (tre)211
project-management, prioritization, engineering-management
Algorithms We Develop Software By (gra)210
programming, processes, best-practices
Good Refactoring vs. Bad Refactoring (ste/bui)209
refactoring, comparisons, maintenance, javascript
ObsoHTML, the Obsolete HTML Checker (j9t)208
packages, npm, html
Comparing Design Systems to Find the Best Qualities (hdv)207
design-systems
The Art of Clean Code: Mastering the SOLID Principles206
principles, solid
My Favorite Interview Questions for QA Engineers205
interviewing
After CrowdStrike, Programmers Deserve Consequences204
programming, career
Perfect Bug Report203
websites, writing, bugs
Introduction to Selenium for QA Automation: The Essential Guide202
introductions, guides, selenium, testing, automation
We Need to Talk More About Conformance, if We Want to Stop Fantasy HTML (j9t)201
html, conformance, craft
Software Engineering Principles Every Frontend Developer Should Know200
principles, craft
The Perfect Site Doesn’t Exist (mic)199
maintenance, processes
Adding ESLint and Auto-Fixing an Existing TypeScript Project198
eslint, typescript, automation
Notes on Quality197
design, user-experience
AI Isn’t Useless—but Is It Worth It? (mol)196
ai
Humans Do It Better: GitClear Analyzes 153M Lines of Code, Finds Risks of AI195
ai, craft, metrics, engineering-management
JavaScript Code Quality Tools: See Qodana in Action194
jetbrains, qodana, javascript
9 Signs Your Frontend Code Has Quality Issues That Affect Your Users (ang)193
craft, accessibility, usability, user-experience, conformance, performance
Purging Design System “Rot” From Our Checkboxes (chu)192
design-systems, maintenance, accessibility, case-studies
Testing HTML With Modern CSS (hey)191
html, css, testing
The Detail, the Quality190
design
Building Websites and Building Websites Well (j9t)189
craft, community
Bugs I’ve Filed on Browsers (nol)188
browsers, chromium, firefox, webkit
Lines of Code—How to Not Measure Code Quality and Developer Efficiency (cod)187
metrics, efficiency, productivity
Is the Increasing Amount of Shit Code All the Fault of AI-Generated Code?186
ai, technical-debt
What Can a Website Do? (dav)185
accessibility, usability
New Study on Coding Behavior Raises Questions About Impact of AI on Software Development184
studies, research, ai, technical-debt
Unit Testing With Jest and Integration With GitHub Actions183
testing, jest, github-actions
14 Things to Check Before Deploying a Website182
deploying, processes
Definition of Done (DoD) Explanation and Example181
agile, scrum, processes, examples
My Web Development Wishlist 2024 (j9t)180
community, user-experience, developer-experience, conformance, wish-lists
Software Quality179
research
Incident: Mitigate, Learn (j9t)178
processes, incident-response, learning
“HTML First” Is Not HTML First (j9t)177
html, principles, craft
The Top Accessibility Errors Found in 2023 (tpg)176
accessibility, conformance, errors, retrospectives
The Road to HTMHell Is Paved With Semantics (pep/mat)175
html, semantics
What Really Is Technical Debt?174
technical-debt, terminology
Signals of Interface Quality173
design
All Technical Debt Is a Risk to the Product and to Your Business172
technical-debt, product-management, processes
Conducting a Content Audit to Improve Your Content (uxm)171
content, auditing, optimization
Everything About SEO Is Obnoxious (chr)170
seo, ethics
Web Developers: Remarkably Untalented and Careless? (bal)169
career, training
Accessibility Training Will Not Save You (rei)168
accessibility, training, career
0 KB Social Media Embeds (chr)167
embed-code
2023: 0 of the Global Top 100 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)166
html, css, conformance, metrics
Unit-Testing: The Unsung Hero of Code Quality165
testing
So You’ve Been Publicly Accessibility-Shamed (dav)164
accessibility, communication
Testing and Code Quality in Node.js (hon)163
testing, nodejs
Stop Waiting (jha)162
testing
Don’t Do It on Frontend or… Frontend Good Practices for Devs161
best-practices, maintainability, documentation
On the Uniting Power of a Commitment to HTML Conformance (j9t)160
html, conformance, community, web
Unpopular Opinion: It’s Harder Than Ever to Be a Good Software Engineer159
career
WCAG 2.2 and Validation158
accessibility, wcag, conformance
Characteristics of Code Quality157
research
No More 404 (rem)156
link-rot, user-experience, automation
Developers Talking About Code Quality155
studies, research, readability
The 5 Principles of Unit Testing154
principles, testing
Long Live the Test Pyramid (sma)153
testing, maintainability
Three Dimensions of Developer Productivity152
research, developer-experience, productivity
Why Are Websites Embarrassing? (fon)151
craft
Nobody Cares About Your “Perfect” Code: Change Your Perspective150
product-management
Tailwind, and the Death of Web Craftsmanship149
tailwind, craft
Good Code Is— (j9t)148
terminology
Good Code Is Like a Love Letter to the Next Developer Who Will Maintain It (add)147
programming, maintainability, communication
We Deleted More Than 5,000 Pages From Our College Website—Here’s Why146
accessibility, maintenance
A Guide to Coding Standards to Improve Code Quality145
guides, conventions, formatting, consistency
Improving the Quality of the Software With Qodana and GitHub Actions144
jetbrains, qodana, optimization, github, ci-cd
Website Issues: On the Relevance of Audience Size and Impact (j9t)143
processes
Code Coverage vs. Test Coverage142
code-coverage, testing, comparisons
Write Better CSS by Borrowing Ideas From JavaScript Functions (sma)141
css, javascript, functions
Guardrails for Better Accessibility Support in Frontend (net)140
accessibility, tooling
Fighting Inter-Component HTML Bloat (eli)139
components, html, semantics
The Cost of Craft138
craft, complexity, processes
We Don’t Need “.visually-hidden” (den)137
accessibility, css, semantics
Craft vs. Industry: Separating Concerns (nac)136
economics, maintainability, craft, comparisons
Conformance and Accessibility (j9t)135
accessibility, conformance
Qodana Code Quality Platform—Overview134
videos, overviews, jetbrains, qodana, ci-cd
What’s Wrong With Code in 2022?133
complexity, processes
Code Ownership and Software Quality132
research, processes
Today I Learned: The Subtle Art of Code Reviews131
code-reviews, best-practices
Accessibility Is in Style—Styles and Style Guides (kno)130
accessibility, writing, design, documentation, style-guides, consistency
How to Start a Content Audit129
how-tos, content, content-management, auditing
“aria-label” Is a Code Smell (eri)128
accessibility, aria, labels, technical-debt
How Flaky Tests Impact Developers127
research, testing, flakiness
2022: 0 of the Global Top 100 Websites Use Valid HTML (j9t)126
html, css, conformance, metrics, craft
JavaScript Bugs Aplenty in Node.js Ecosystem—Found Automatically125
studies, research, nodejs, javascript, dependencies, security, bugs
One-Dimensional Website Optimization Considered Harmful (j9t)124
optimization
The Importance of Clean Code in Your Startup’s Success123
Your Code Doesn’t Have to Be a Mess122
Applying SOLID Principles in React121
maintainability, principles, solid, react
How to Use ESLint and Prettier for Code Analysis and Formatting120
how-tos, consistency, eslint, prettier, linting, formatting
Top 2021 CSS Frameworks Report: Validation (cit)119
studies, research, frameworks, css, conformance
Writing Better CSS118
css, sorting
The CSS Art Paradox (j9t)117
css, art, html
The 5 Golden Rules of Code Reviews116
code-reviews, processes
How to Write Good Code: 10 Beginner-Friendly Techniques for Instant Results115
how-tos, techniques
Why Accessibility Bugs Are a Good Thing and How to Handle Them114
accessibility, bugs
An Opinionated Guide to Unit Testing113
guides, testing
There’s No Such Thing as Clean Code112
developer-experience
The Risks and Rewards of App Modernization (uxm)111
maintenance, modernization
Big Images, Blazingly Fast110
performance, images
Find HTML Parsing Errors (pat/dev)109
browsers, dev-tools, html, parsing
Writing Better CSS (ale)108
css, efficiency
The Guideline Gap107
design-systems, accessibility, localization
The Little Book of Little Books (j9t)106
books, frameworks, conventions
Web Quality Assurance: From User Requirements to Web Risk Management (sma)105
usability
It Takes a PhD to Develop That104
career, complexity
Maintaining End-to-End Quality With Visual Testing (sma)103
testing, design
I’m Changing How I Review Code102
code-reviews
The 3-Second Frontend Developer Test (j9t)101
html, css, conformance
It’s a (Front-End Testing) Trap! Six Common Testing Pitfalls and How to Solve Them (sma)100
testing
CSS Frameworks in Vogue, but Don’t Forget Style Fundamentals99
css, frameworks, fundamentals
NPM Global Audit98
packages, npm, security, auditing
Why Validate? (j9t)97
html, css, conformance, craft
Reasons Why Bugs Might Feel “Impossible”96
debugging, bugs
2021: 98% of the Top 100 US Websites Use Invalid HTML (j9t)95
html, css, conformance, metrics, craft
Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility (ann/deq)94
accessibility, design-systems, auditing
21 Best Practices for a Clean React Project93
best-practices, react
Code in Quarantine (j9t)92
maintenance
The Dos and Don’ts of Code Reviews91
code-reviews, learning
In Critical Defense of Frontend Development (j9t)90
craft
Optimizing Image Depth (mey/css)89
images, performance, optimization
How to Find and Fix Common Website Accessibility Issues (kil)88
how-tos, accessibility, contrast, color-blindness, colors, responsive-design
New Google Quality Rater Guidelines, Update Adds Emphasis on Needs Met87
guidelines, seo, google
AVIF Has Landed (jaf)86
images, avif, performance, jpeg, webp, svg, png, comparisons
The 4 Pillars of Good Embed Code (j9t)85
embed-code, usability
The Most Critical Python Code Metric84
python, metrics, principles
Page Builders Might Not Be a Good Idea (cit)83
maintainability, consistency, performance
Goodbye, Clean Code (dan)82
principles, processes
On Writing Better Markup (j9t)81
html, maintainability, performance, terminology
Why Quality Is Important80
craft
The TypeScript Tax (eri)79
typescript, type-safety, metrics
The 5 Raisons d’Être of Testing (nma)78
testing
How to Configure Lighthouse for Balanced Quality Websites (j9t)77
how-tos, performance, google, lighthouse, configuration
Here’s the Thing About “Unused CSS” Tools (chr/css)76
css, performance, tooling
We Write CSS Like We Did in the 90s, and Yes, It’s Silly (j9t/ali)75
css, craft, conventions, sorting
Why TDD Isn’t Crap (hil)74
testing, processes
Code Review Etiquette (css)73
code-reviews, collaboration, communication, tips-and-tricks
How to Write Better Code: The 3 Levels of Code Consistency (j9t/css)72
consistency
What We Should Teach Up-and-Coming Developers (j9t)71
training, principles, ethics
8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools70
php, tooling
Linting HTML Using CSS (ire)69
html, css, linting
Principles of Web Development (j9t)68
principles, user-experience, simplicity, maintainability, learning
The Art of a Pull Request67
version-control, code-reviews, processes
The Anatomy of a Coding Guideline (j9t)66
conventions
The Importance of Code Reviews (kit)65
code-reviews, collaboration
Improving the Quality of Your CSS With PostCSS64
css, optimization, postcss
Technical Debt: Rescuing Legacy Code Through Refactoring63
technical-debt, refactoring, maintenance, monitoring, testing
Seriously, Don’t Use Icon Fonts (tyl/clo)62
fonts, icon-fonts, html
The Full Stack Overflow Developer (cod)61
career, craft, stack-overflow, link-lists
No Good Can Come of Bad Code (zel/ali)60
accessibility, semantics, standards
The Problems of Working With Web Agencies (j9t)59
business-relations
Google and HTML/CSS Code Quality (j9t)58
google, html, css, history
How to Be a Good Developer57
how-tos, career, professionalism, prioritization, craft
CSS Audits: Taking Stock of Your Code (ali)56
css, auditing
Why AngularJS Makes Every Single Developer a Better One55
angularjs, software-design-patterns
Good Content Is Too Valuable to Die (vit/sma)54
content
Code Culture Problem53
communication, culture, bugs
CSS Architectures: Principles of Code Cleanup52
css, principles, optimization
QA and UX (nng)51
user-experience, concepts
“Bad Code,” Dogmatism, Etc. (chr/css)50
html, css
Test the Web Forward (w3c)49
testing, standards, web-platform
Why Quality Impacts Your Bottom Line48
concepts, economics
10 Tips for Better Coding47
tips-and-tricks, conventions, documentation, refactoring, naming, version-control, building, testing, tooling
Managing Technical Debt (acm)46
technical-debt, programming, processes
Google HTML/CSS Style Guide (j9t)45
google, html, css, style-guides, principles, conformance, formatting, naming, sorting
Understanding Technical Debt (nza)44
technical-debt, concepts
Why Should You Care About Website Usability?43
usability, consistency, simplicity, content, whitespace, html
Validation: Measuring and Tracking Code Quality (j9t)42
html, css, conformance, metrics
Google’s Focus on Quality and the PostRank Acquisition41
google, seo
How to Proofread Your Own Writing40
how-tos, writing, communication
Optimizing HTML39
html, optimization
Website Maintenance Tips for Front-End Developers (lou/sma)38
maintenance, tips-and-tricks, tooling, link-lists
Diagnostic Styling Reloaded (j9t)37
bookmarklets, css
The Two Great Things About Validation/Conformance (j9t)36
conformance, html, css, craft
The Greatest Secret in Web Design (j9t)35
maintenance, maintainability, processes
The Most Annoying Yet Most Important Task in Website Management (j9t)34
links, link-rot, maintenance, user-experience, web
Where Our Standards Went Wrong (bee/ali)33
standards, conformance
10 Measures for Continuous Website Maintenance (j9t)32
processes, maintenance
Is Easy Implementation the Same as Good Code? (cod/aja)31
developer-experience, performance, javascript, embed-code
Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Code (tka)30
career
The 3 Levels of Programmers: The Good, The Bad, and the Lazy29
career
Google Can’t Code28
google, html, conformance
Corporate Web Standards (dig)27
html, css, standards
Fixing the Web… Together! (kar/w3c)26
html, xhtml, css, standards, conformance
10 Steps to Create a High-Quality Website (j9t)25
processes
Signs of a Quality Link24
links, seo
Unicorn Sighting (Public Preview) (don/w3c)23
w3c, tooling, conformance
Web Content: From Fabulous to Frankenstein22
content, legal
Write Better CSS (jch)21
css, comments
Ten Steps to a More User Friendly Website20
flash, performance, images, compression, link-rot, html, conformance, browsers, support, navigation, readability
JPG Quality (dav)19
images, jpeg, compression
The Four Essentials of Modern Web Design18
fundamentals, conformance, accessibility, semantics, principles
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