Some things are constant over time. Fundamentals Always Matter Many of the fundamental principles of problem solving and software development always matter at some level. Many of the hardest problems you will need to solve are related to fundamentals that you should already know. Some of the details change. When I started programming, amount of… Read More »
One of the things that separates the professional developer from a hobbyist is understanding the principle of Good Enough (or possibly sufficient). This does not mean the absolute minimum you can do. It is also not the same as cutting corners or making a prototype. This is the recognition of the point of diminishing returns… Read More »
I recently been studying software architecture and have had a minor epiphany. My assumptions about code complexity may have been unnecessarily pessimistic. From my experiences in software development, I have observed that more powerful or more robust systems are naturally more complex. A side effect of this observation is that beginning to do development on… Read More »