Facing frequent production incidents, slow-release cycles, and a heavy dependence on an external service provider. Thus, our client thought it would benefit from our expert code audit to enhance their application’s stability and performance.
Through a comprehensive code audit, we identified critical issues, provided actionable recommendations, and laid the groundwork for sustained improvement and success.
Identifying the Challenges in Code Quality and Dependency
Our customer needed an external opinion on the quality of several JavaScript components developed by an external service provider. Frequent production incidents, slow releases of new functionalities, and a heavy reliance on their developers drove the customer to evaluate the architecture of these components and their dependence on the service provider. These challenges highlighted the need for a thorough assessment to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement. By seeking an objective review, the customer aimed to enhance the stability and performance of their application, ensuring a more efficient and reliable development process.
Implementing a Thorough and Expert-Led Code Audit
We proposed our Code Audit solution to address the customer’s challenges. This solution involves checking the code against a list of good and bad practices drawn from our extensive experience. The process includes automatic code quality verification and a manual review based on specific criteria for both back-end and front-end components. Our experts then compile a detailed report with recommendations and an implementation estimate, followed by oral feedback to discuss findings. This comprehensive approach ensures a thorough evaluation of the code quality, providing actionable insights and a clear path to improvement.
We methodically analyzed the following topics:
- Are the entry points Safe? API, IAM, Data inputs & form validations…
- Is business logic isolated? Clean Architecture, Data Mapping, State Management …
- Is the data efficiently and securely stored? Database and storage access
- Is the UX accessible? Theme/styling, SEO
- Are the basics well implemented? Error handling, Loggin, I18n, Configurability
- Is the quality controlled? Testing strategy, Clean Code
Benefits of Expert Code Review and Recommendations
Our Code Audit approach offers substantial benefits to our customers. By leveraging our extensive experience in code quality, we can identify potential technical debt and areas for improvement. We provide a detailed list of checkpoints covering all application layers, discussed thoroughly during the feedback session. This external review not only offers an objective assessment of the code quality but also presents a clear improvement strategy and an effort estimate for necessary fixes. Following our 20-day intervention, the customer opted to work with our expert to address identified shortcomings, significantly enhancing the project’s quality and ensuring long-term success.