Maintain technical hygiene

Technical hygiene ensures the robustness and maintainability of technical components in service design implementation. Key practices for maintaining technical hygiene include:

• Code versioning, review, and documentation: Track changes, conduct code reviews, and document code and implementation details.
• Automation: Streamline the build and deployment process for efficiency and reliability.
• Style guide creation: Establish coding style guidelines for consistency.
• Dependency management: Regularly update and manage dependencies for security and compatibility.
• Monitoring: Implement logging, error tracking, and performance monitoring.

While these practices are primarily the responsibility of team leads, designers should be aware of them. Understanding technical hygiene facilitates effective communication, collaboration, and alignment between designers and the development team, resulting in smoother implementation and high-quality user experiences.

These practices may vary depending on your specific technology stack and project requirements.^[1]