What software engineering process or tool consistently improves software quality? Good human health. All the hype over tools, in empirical studies, that have shown only limited or questionable gains. But when it comes to crunch time, high stress, and not getting enough sleep, there is quite empirical proof about how much software quality goes down during those times.
20200524/https://increment.com/teams/the-epistemology-of-software-quality/
Finally! Vindication in a concept I was trying to put forward but get tons of rejection from family folks. I guess the thing is, this is also one of the marks of a highly effective software developer.