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Monthly Archives: November 2020

Learn humility.

This virtue makes a great personal value.

Posted byfooyayNovember 30, 2020November 6, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:humility, valuesLeave a comment on Learn humility.

You aren’t gonna need it.

YAGNI. Believe it.

Posted byfooyayNovember 25, 2020November 6, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:requirements, testing, yagniLeave a comment on You aren’t gonna need it.

Learn the state pattern.

Better programmers learn patterns from other programmers.

Posted byfooyayNovember 24, 2020October 29, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:patterns, state patternLeave a comment on Learn the state pattern.

Write tests with realistic data.

Use detailed examples with precise answers.

Posted byfooyayNovember 23, 2020October 29, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:examples, testingLeave a comment on Write tests with realistic data.

Go read some code.

Authors read a lot of books to get better at their art.

Posted byfooyayNovember 20, 2020October 29, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:code review, practiceLeave a comment on Go read some code.

Step away if you get stuck.

Sometimes you need to sleep on it.

Posted byfooyayNovember 19, 2020October 29, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:creativity, problem solving, sleepLeave a comment on Step away if you get stuck.

Know the acceptance criteria.

You can’t get there if you don’t know where you are going.

Posted byfooyayNovember 18, 2020October 29, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:acceptance criteria, business analysis, requirementsLeave a comment on Know the acceptance criteria.

Use less magic.

The code should communicate the intent of the developers.

Posted byfooyayNovember 17, 2020October 28, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:clarity, clean code, frameworksLeave a comment on Use less magic.

Earn it.

You’re a professional programmer.

Posted byfooyayNovember 16, 2020October 28, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:professionalism, quality, valuesLeave a comment on Earn it.

Write code in English.

You don’t speak in code, but you can make the code speak to others.

Posted byfooyayNovember 13, 2020October 28, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:clarity, clean codeLeave a comment on Write code in English.

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