I agree with the points re: subjectivity, but I do feel the Joel test is somewhat outdated, if only because everything on there has become table stakes rather t

I agree with the points re: subjectivity, but I do feel the Joel test is somewhat outdated, if only because everything on there has become table stakes rather than genuine differentiators. A 12/12 on the Joel test doesn't mean you're a great company, it means you're not a total garbage fire. I'm not going to presume I can come up with a whole new test on the spot, but I'd expect a "modern" Joel test to have questions like: - Do you use CI? - Do you deploy changes individually? - Is your code coverage > (some amount)