Software factories still require human taste and ownership for quality
addyosmani · x · 2026-08-18
Addy Osmani argues that building a software factory still requires human taste and ownership for code good enough to ship. Humans should remain in the loop upfront for product intent, system design, and setting quality bars. He advises enabling quality checks as early and continuously as possible, including type systems, automated tests, mutation testing, security scanners, and linting. However, the number of checks does not equal quality; constraints must be tuned for the best signal-to-noise ratio.
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