1. Architecture
   1. Do you have any singletons, globals, or static methods?
   2. Does the code respect the SOLID principles?
      1. SRP
      2. Open-Closed
      3. Liskov
      4. Interface seggregation
      5. Dependency Inversion
   3. n-Tier Architecture?
      1. Which of the following subsystems can you replace without touching any other one
         1. Database
         2. User Interface
         3. Communication Protocols
         4. Remote Interfaces
         5. Filesystems
      2. Which of the following subsystems can you replace without touching the business logic library?
         1. Database
         2. User Interface
         3. Communication Protocols
         4. Remote Interfaces
         5. Filesystems
      3. Do you have non-production logic (testing, staging) in the business logic library?
      4. How many anticoruption layers do you use within the business logic library?
   4. Tests
      1. Do you have automated tests?
      2. Do you use TDD?
      3. How much time and effort do you invest in tests, relative to production code, in percent?
      4. Which types of automated tests do you have?
         1. Unit Tests
         2. Integration Tests
         3. Subcutaneous Tests
         4. System Tests
         5. End-to-End Tests
      5. Among the existing tests, which of these types can be run quickly (in-memory) after each commit?
         1. Unit Tests
         2. Integration Tests
         3. Subcutaneous Tests
         4. System Tests
         5. End-to-End Tests
      6. Which types of manual tests do you perform?
      7. Do you have a layered architecture?
         1. Are tests structured by layers?
   5. Is it easy to swap out any framework you use, i.e. do you use anticoruption layers, or are you locked-in by vendors?
   6. Do you use caching?
      1. Is it easy to turn off caching for the entire application?
      2. Does the system still operate correctly (even though slower) if you deactivate it?
   7. Do you strive to have as little setters as possible?
   8. Evaluation and Remarks
2. Agile Development?
   1. How long is a sprint?
   2. Are new tickets added to the sprint log while the sprint is running?
   3. Does the management give you enough time to refactor old code?
   4. Do you have a field for blaming other team members for bugs?
   5. Do multiple projects run in parallel?
3. Programming Methodology
   1. Do you use TDD?
   2. Do you have a system for code review?
   3. Do you adhere to YAGNI during development?
4. Continuous Integration?
   1. How many clicks does it take to deploy a finished feature?
   2. Which types of automated tests are run as part of the deployment?
      1. Unit Tests
      2. Integration Tests
      3. Subcutaneous Tests
      4. System Tests
      5. End-to-End Tests
   3. How long does it take to deploy a finished feature?
5. Version Control?
   1. Which version control system do you use?
      1. Have you considered switching to a distributed version control?
6. Non-Funtional infrastructure
   1. Is your system distributed / highly available?
      1. Do you have automated provisioning?
      2. Do you use containers / virtualization?
      3. Is the system able to scale horizontally automatically as needed?
      4. What's the single point of failure?
      5. Do you have a staging environment which looks just like the production one?
         1. Are tests being run against that environment before activating the new version?
      6. Is the business logic documented and is it kept up to date? (e.g. BPMN)
      7. Own IDE allowed?
      8. What's the single point of failure?
   2. Do you have a staging environment which looks just like the production one?
      1. Are tests being run against that environment before activating the new version?
7. Organization / Working Conditions
   1. Is the business logic documented and is it kept up to date? (e.g. BPMN)
   2. Multi-monitor setup?
   3. Own operating system allowed?
   4. Do you use the best IDE money can buy?
   5. Do you have a gliding work schedule?
   6. Meals?
   7. What's your bus factor?
   8. How big is the team size per project, on average?
   9. Do you allow remote work?
   10. How many of the aspects which you have answered negatively are you willing to change?