On Maintenance and Maintainability

The Problem of “Fire and Forget” in Web Design

Transitive Optimization Considered—Interesting

1. The Curious Case of Neither Checking Nor Mentioning That an Optimization Is Transitive

2. The Non-Trivial Question of Whether an Optimization Is Transitive

3. The General Issue of One-Dimensional Optimization

What Does This All Mean, and Why Does It Matter

One-Dimensional Website Optimization Considered Harmful

Website Optimization Vectors

One-Dimensional Optimization

Cost

Adverse Effects on Other Dimensions

Multi-Dimensional Optimization

Pareto Rule Judo

The Benefits of Pareto Optimization

The Compact Guide to Web Maintainability: 200 Tips and Resources

The 9 Pillars of Maintainability

Be Clear About Maintenance

Plan

Do It Yourself

Keep It Simple

Adhere to Standards and Best Practices

Use Processes

Know and Use Your Tools

Document

Review

Resources

Articles &c.

Magazines &c.

People

Companies and Organizations

Books

Events

Why You Absolutely Need to Have Automated Dependency Management in Place

What Is Dependency Management?

Why Automated Dependency Management?

Dependency Management First Hurts

Redo Websites Less Often (to Become a Better Developer)

The Pros and Cons of Redoing

Become a Better Developer by Iterating

A Spectrum and a Choice

How Can We Make Website Maintenance Work More Visible?