Just like null doesn't magically give us a value, an unchecked exception doesn't magically make our code safe. It just makes our failures harder to predict and debug.

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When possible, we should pick interfaces because they are more flexible. A class can only inherit from *one* class but can implement *many* interfaces. So here's the rule of thumb: > Use interfaces unless you need state.

When coupling to abstractions rather than concretions, all instantiation either happens in the main entry point of the application or in factories. And that's the key reason why we have the factory method pattern.

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Value and pivotability, not premature perfection.

Fail fast. Learn fast. Ship fast. In code, life, and business.

Make good bad decisions. Quickly. Ones that you can recover from. In software, choose abstractions that are easy to change. In life, make choices that won’t kill someone or their sanity. In business, make choices that maximise learning.

A bad decision teaches you more than no decision ever will — as long as it’s reversible.

Every hour you spend trying to avoid failure is an hour you’re not learning, not iterating, not shipping, not living.

In life, we tend to overthink. We research, analyze, compare, and stall — all to avoid failure. But most of the time, we’d be better off making the wrong decision faster. Momentum matters.

Failing fast doesn’t mean being reckless. It means surfacing errors early, getting feedback quickly, and moving forward with clarity.

Strategy is a concretion composed with an abstraction. Bridge is a concretion composed with an abstraction… that’s composed with another abstraction. In other words: Bridge is what happens when you nest Strategy.

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My thoughts are with the family and friends of Charlie Kirk. Open debate matters.

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