I am not a programmer and I would like to outsource the creation of a website. How can I verify that the source code is inline with industry standards and best coding practices. Basically, how can I test or validate that the work done is of great quality (ie scalability, SEO, CDN independent, Database architectural integrity,etc) ?
Are there software available to download or do I need to contract some one to review the code? I have heard of a program called "style cop" for c# development. Is there one for php? Would such a tool be sufficient for my needs? Thanks
My advice is to hire an established company with a track record of delivering these things that you think are important. Also, a Director of Engineering (or a programmer friend) can help you verify what’s been done.
There is no easy, automated way to accomplish this. A "Style Cop"-type program will tell you if the programmer has been using 3-space indents instead of "the recommended 2-space indents" (just a random example) — but it WON’T tell you if the site is scalable, SEO optimized, and so forth.
Your best bet is to hire a shop that knows what they’re doing, and share your requirements with them.
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Based on what industry standards? Mine? Yours? There’s no "official" standard…the site either works, and has what you want, or it doesn’t
I write web applications for a living, and what I do might be different than what five other people do, at least in the source. if you ran some style checker over my source, it will say very different things then what the other five might say.
Besides, coding style has nothing to do (or very little to do) with what a site does or how it works. The CODE does that. You’re never going to see the source, in many cases. The only people concerned about the code style will be the programmers working on it, now and in the future.
Besides, coding style has nothing to do with what you want in your site.
You need to test the site hard for a period of time before you agree to accept it and let it go live. If it doesn’t do everything you want, don’t accept it.
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My advice is to hire an established company with a track record of delivering these things that you think are important. Also, a Director of Engineering (or a programmer friend) can help you verify what’s been done.
There is no easy, automated way to accomplish this. A "Style Cop"-type program will tell you if the programmer has been using 3-space indents instead of "the recommended 2-space indents" (just a random example) — but it WON’T tell you if the site is scalable, SEO optimized, and so forth.
Your best bet is to hire a shop that knows what they’re doing, and share your requirements with them.
References :
I build sites for a living as part of a medium-sized consultancy.