ACRUMEN: What IS Software Quality Anyway?! - Dave Aronson | Code BEAM Europe 2024

CodeSync · August 6, 2025, 1:00pm

This talk was recorded at Code BEAM Europe in October 2024. If you’re curious about our upcoming event, check https://codebebeameurope.com

Without a good definition of software quality, you’ll have a tough time achieving it, and if you don’t share a definition with someone, you’ll have a hard time convincing them that you have achieved it! This talk introduces ACRUMEN, my simple yet fairly comprehensive definition, that you can use with any tech stack, for free. I will explain why we need a new definition, and how to apply this one, then explore each aspect in turn, including further nuances and immediately useful tips on how to achieve each one. You will come away better equipped to analyze the quality of anybody’s software, give precise feedback on its shortcomings, teach the next generation of developers how to produce high-quality software, and most importantly, improve the quality of your own software.

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