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by bironran 28 days ago
This is perfectly encapsulated in xkcd's "Standards" strip [https://xkcd.com/927/].
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I'd really like feedback on the standard/specification. In short, it defines a quality model of quality factors/characteristics (which you can define as security, reliability, etc), requirements (how those qualities are assessed), a customizable rating scale, and "areas" to have different attributes/requirements for different areas of your project (e.g. frontend/backend, tests, specs, etc). That's basically it - and it follows a consistent pattern of how quality models have been practiced for decades. They are simple and powerful, but - until AI - kind of a pain/toil to get started with. Simple but not easy - until now. QUALITY.md + AI makes it easy. However, you still have to put in the work/care/attention to what goes into your QUALITY.md so you can get maximum leverage from it.
So is every proposal to standardize new things, and eventually the cream rises to the top, even though some people are perfectly happy sticking with milk.