--- title: The code quality pyramid | daily.dev description: The code quality pyramid provides a visual way to rank the dimensions of software system quality. It emphasizes the importance of build and test performance,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-quality-pyramid-9bf7itjvs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The code quality pyramid | daily.dev og:description: The code quality pyramid provides a visual way to rank the dimensions of software system quality. It emphasizes the importance of build and test performance,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-quality-pyramid-9bf7itjvs og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9Bf7Itjvs.png og:image:alt: The code quality pyramid og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The code quality pyramid **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 15 min read · 16 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The code quality pyramid provides a visual way to rank the dimensions of software system quality. It emphasizes the importance of build and test performance, testability, component code quality, and features in achieving well-written and maintainable code. The pyramid suggests practical tips for improvement and highlights the relationship between these qualities. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-quality-pyramid-9bf7itjvs) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The code quality pyramid","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-quality-pyramid-9bf7itjvs","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-quality-pyramid-9bf7itjvs"},"datePublished":"2024-01-10T14:10:38.497Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T14:10:36.302Z","description":"The code quality pyramid provides a visual way to rank the dimensions of software system quality. It emphasizes the importance of build and test performance,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/90e8eb394487a25100958ecb08ee1fb7?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/90e8eb394487a25100958ecb08ee1fb7?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Community Picks","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Community Picks","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1655817725/logos/community","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-quality-pyramid-9bf7itjvs","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":16},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT15M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Community Picks","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/community"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The code quality pyramid"}]} ```