January 2021 – Today's Card

Don’t rely solely on quantitative statistics.

It will simply lead to people gaming the system.

“Proper planning and preparation prevents piss poor performance.” – British military adage.

Avoid numbers and string literals.

Poorly designed database queries are the leading cause of performance problems.

Don’t reinvent its features.

Keep your logic outside of the trigger.

This skill goes a long way towards solving problems before they begin.

Learn techniques to replace messy software.

What is said is often not what is meant.

Take ownership of your own development.