A poorly-designed solution may seem impressive. Why? Because it’s complex and unapproachable. So it looks like it was hard to build.
A well-designed solution may seem unimpressive. Why? Because it’s simple, and approachable. So it looks like it was easy … Read on...
Sure, well-named variables and functions are important in all programming languages. But when is a name good enough? And when is it especially critical? I just received an interesting comment about my new Clean Code course on Pluralsight. The … Read on...
With Halloween nearly upon us, it seems appropriate to discuss a widespread problem in software development: zombie code. Nearly every codebase I work with is littered with small chunks or large swaths of commented out code. This is zombie Code.… Read on...
“Just write it quick and dirty. We can clean it up later.” When deadlines loom and clients are angry it’s hard to argue. Yet the hard truth is most technical debt is never paid down.
Technical debt is insidious because … Read on...
