"I do like to believe that a solid foundation is key to success".
You are right, that's absolutely so. I remember your father saying: building software is one thing, but then the work begins, you have to test and test and test till you are certain, or as good as certain that it is good.
The same with the work I did last week. If you want to paint something, first sand, and sand, until the foundation is good, then you can paint.