A unfriendly version in al old post by Joel Spolsky https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/12/25/getting-things-done-when-youre-only-a-grunt/#:~:text=Strategy%204%

A unfriendly version in al old post by Joel Spolsky https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/12/25/getting-things-done-when-youre-only-a-grunt/#:~:text=Strategy%204%20Neutralize%20The%20Bozos https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/12/25/getting-things-don... A friendly version is try to help to agree informal rules, for example "add at least three test cases in each change". Do you have a test suit for the app? Is it an UI app or a CLI app?