https://mecanik.dev/en/tags/code-quality/Recent content in Code Quality on [ MECANIK DEV ]Hugo -- gohugo.ioenCopyright © 2020-{year} by [ MECANIK DEV ]. All Rights Reserved.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/the-software-development-life-cycle-explained-in-2026/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/the-software-development-life-cycle-explained-in-2026/The software development life cycle, usually shortened to SDLC, is the structured process teams follow to take software from an idea to a working, maintained product. Understanding it matters whether you build software or commission it, because the quality of the process largely determines the quality, cost, and timeliness of the result. This guide explains the software development life cycle clearly: each phase and what happens in it, the difference between Agile and Waterfall approaches, where projects typically go wrong, and how a good process keeps cost and risk under control.https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/web-development-best-practices-for-2026/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/web-development-best-practices-for-2026/Web development best practices are the difference between a website that merely works and one that performs, ranks, and lasts. In 2026 the bar is higher than ever: users expect instant load times, search engines reward speed and accessibility, and security threats are relentless. The good news is that the practices that produce great websites are well understood. This guide covers the web development best practices that genuinely matter now, across performance, accessibility, security, SEO, code quality, and testing, with practical guidance you can apply rather than abstract principles.https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/what-is-technical-debt-a-guide-for-uk-engineering-teams/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/what-is-technical-debt-a-guide-for-uk-engineering-teams/Searches for “technical debt” have grown by over 35% in the past two years, driven in large part by UK engineering teams inheriting legacy systems built under deadline pressure and now struggling to maintain or extend them. The term gets used loosely in Jira backlogs and sprint retrospectives, but most developers have never seen a precise definition, let alone a systematic strategy for dealing with it. This guide covers what technical debt actually is, where it comes from, how to measure it, and the practical strategies that work in real UK product teams.https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/ai-code-review-how-to-automate-quality-control-in-2026/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/ai-code-review-how-to-automate-quality-control-in-2026/AI code review has moved from experimental to production-standard in 2026. Development teams that once debated whether AI could reliably review code are now debating which tool to use and how deeply to integrate it. The quality of AI-generated code review has improved to the point where, for many categories of finding, it outperforms a tired human reviewer working under time pressure. This guide explains how AI code review works, what it reliably catches, how to integrate it into a real CI/CD pipeline, and how the leading tools compare.https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/claude-ai-for-code-review-a-developers-guide-for-2026/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0100https://mecanik.dev/en/posts/claude-ai-for-code-review-a-developers-guide-for-2026/Claude AI has become one of the fastest-growing AI tools in the UK, with search interest up 120% in the past three months alone. Developers are no longer just experimenting with it; they are relying on it daily, and code review is one of the highest-value use cases. In this guide, you will learn exactly how Claude AI fits into a modern code review workflow, what it catches that humans miss, how it compares to other AI tools, and how to plug it into your team’s process today.