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Engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Overview​

Our Engineering SOPs provide battle-tested standards for implementing XP and CD principles in practice. These procedures ensure consistency, maintainability, and quality across your engineering organization while enabling teams to move fast.

SOP Locations​

Frontend SOPs​

  • Clean Architecture: digital-kudos-wall-frontend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-Frontend-Clean-Architecture.md
  • Component Tests: digital-kudos-wall-frontend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-ComponentTests-FE.md
  • Contract Tests: digital-kudos-wall-frontend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-ContractTests-FE.md
  • Sociable Unit Tests: digital-kudos-wall-frontend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-SociableUnitTests-FE.md
  • Test Data Management: digital-kudos-wall-frontend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-TestDataManagement-FE.md

Backend SOPs​

  • Component Tests: digital-kudos-wall-backend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-ComponentTests.md
  • Contract Tests: digital-kudos-wall-backend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-ContractTests.md
  • Narrow Integration Tests: digital-kudos-wall-backend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-NarrowIntegrationTests.md
  • Sociable Unit Tests: digital-kudos-wall-backend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-SociableUnitTests.md
  • Test Data Management: digital-kudos-wall-backend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-TestDataManagement.md
  • Test Doubles: digital-kudos-wall-backend/src/__tests__/components/SOP-TestDoubles.md

System Tests SOPs​

  • Acceptance Tests: digital-kudos-wall-system-tests/docs/SOP-AcceptanceTests.md
  • Smoke Tests: digital-kudos-wall-system-tests/docs/SOP-SmokeTests.md

Benefits​

  1. Consistency

    • Standard approaches across teams
    • Clear implementation patterns
    • Reduced decision fatigue

  2. Quality

    • Built-in best practices
    • Automated quality checks
    • Comprehensive testing

  3. Efficiency

    • Faster onboarding
    • Reduced review cycles
    • Clear expectations

  4. Maintainability

    • Clean architecture
    • Clear separation of concerns
    • Testable code

Resources​

Next Steps​

  1. Review the CD Sandbox Project for practical implementation
  2. Explore our Test Shield Service for automated quality checks
  3. Implement Engineering Metrics to track progress