14Visionaries
Jez Humble
Author and Technology Adviser
United States
The Luvo 100
The Top 100
people shaping
software quality
today
Meet the people behind the technology that works.
The rankings
The Luvo 100
Global
The Top 100 People Shaping Software Quality Worldwide
- Current ranking
- 9 September 2026
- Next ranking
- 9 September 2027
Voting now open
The Luvo 100
Australia & New Zealand
The Top 100 People Shaping Software Quality Across Australia & New Zealand
- Current ranking
- 9 September 2026
- Next ranking
- 1 December 2026
Voting now open
A few of the 100
A different selection each visit. Open a ranking to see the full countdown.
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80Builders
Adam Goucher
Senior Director of Software Development, VelocityEHS
Canada
20Community
Richard Bradshaw
Senior Architect, Quality Engineering, Slalom
United Kingdom
JE
82Builders
Jim Evans
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
United States
86Builders
Aslak Hellesøy
Creator of Cucumber; Co-founder and CTO, Open Art Market
United Kingdom
87Pioneers
Bret Pettichord
Independent Software Consultant
United States
12Pioneers
Kent Beck
Software Developer and Author
United States
33Pioneers
Gerard Meszaros
Independent Consultant and Author
Canada
Quality is bigger than testing.
The question behind the Luvo 100 is simple: who are the people making the most significant contribution to better software?
Nobody needs "quality" in their job title. We recognise engineers, leaders, researchers, accessibility and security specialists, SREs, platform and AI practitioners, open-source contributors and community builders — anyone whose work materially improves the quality of software.
How the rankings workHalf community. Half editorial.
01
Nominate
Anyone can nominate someone whose work is improving software quality.
02
Vote your Top 10
Verified voters rank up to ten people. #1 earns 10 points, down to 1 point for #10.
03
Editorial assessment
Community results carry 50%. The Luvo editorial assessment of demonstrated contribution carries the other 50%.