Dennis Doomen • 3/7/2025

10 quality lessons from almost three decades of software development

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This article distills wisdom from nearly 30 years in software development. It covers essential topics like differentiating internal vs. external code quality, the critical importance of automated and non-flaky tests, and strategies for communicating technical debt to product owners using frameworks like the five 'ilities' (Readability, Testability, Isolation, Discoverability, Traceability).

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