Times are changing, with the rise of machine learning and "big data". "Computer scientists, by nature, don't respect data. They have traditionally been taught that the algorithm was the thing, and that data was just meat to be passed through a sausage grinder" (Skiena, 2017, p.

Software engineers have long recognized the value of immutability in their code. Immutability simplifies reasoning about code and reduces the potential for bugs. "If you've lived all your programming life with mutation as an ever-present possibility, you may not realize how

The most common failing and time-waster I see in software development is building something before you know what you're building. As Gerard Meszaros (2007) puts it, "if our customer cannot define the tests before we have built the software, we have every reason to be worried!"

In today's digital age, software plays a critical role in nearly every aspect of our lives. By focusing on the production of quality software, software engineers contribute to building a more reliable, safe and rich technological landscape for a global society. "Engineering

I've got an article in my head: "In Defense of Abstractions". The right abstraction, found at the right time, can save you weeks of work. It's often worth putting the time in.

A test suite must feel good to use in order to be used and therefore be useful. Many test suites are untrustworthy and slow to run. They generally don't expand upon it and when they rarely do write tests they do so bitterly. To be useful a test suite should be: * Fully

If you find yourself daunted by the idea of pivoting to a different framework something has gone wrong! Vast amounts of content out there downplays the importance of separating business logic from the frameworks, libraries and third party systems that support it. A sure-fire

I'm really tired of "architects" who have not made contact with the system in a year and spend all their time in meetings and on draw.io The hardest technical decisions should constantly be bubbling up to your desk. Poor software architects spend their time

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