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Building Software Is Like… Producing a Movie?

Software is more like making a movie than building a bridge. The pitch meeting isn't the same as watching the movie, and the script can't tell you what it's going to cost.

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A Foundation Code Heuristic – If Not Now, When?

Deciding to build foundation code "when you need it" isn't very concrete. When you move from iterating to incrementing, that's the time to invest.

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The One Thing a Developer Can Do To Level Up Infrastructure Skills

The one thing I recommend a developer do to level up their infrastructure skills. Also, a couple of stories illustrating how far infra and ops have come.

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Four Ways to Make Maintenance Dev. Work Less of a Chore

Adding features and fixing bugs in an existing system doesn't generate much enthusiasm, but it still requires a great deal of creativity and ingenuity.

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How to Prototype Quickly: Six Tips for Light-Speed Programming

Agile programming strategies aren't always great for writing software in a short timeframe. Here are six tips for prototyping quickly.

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Why I Don’t Use Classes

Instead of classes, I prefer modules that expose groups of functions that accept state and other dependencies.

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Don’t Repeat Yourself, but Sometimes Repeat Yourself

Repetition in itself is not the enemy that the DRY principle makes it out to be. Removing false duplication can create more problems than it solves.

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How to Develop Alone (without Making an Enormous Mess)

Force yourself to step back and look at the bigger picture from time to time. If you can’t get other people’s perspectives, try to get some distance.

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Diagnosing and Relieving Pain in Software Development

Software development has a lot of “pain points.” Diagnosing and relieving them is the key to becoming a better developer.

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Five Tasks that Help Keep WIP Down

Minimizing Work in Progress (WIP) is essential to the Agile development process. Here are 5 ways that you can work to keep WIP down on your project.

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How to Contribute to UX Design as a Tech Lead

Software development creates abilities that make you very valuable when critiquing user experience design. Don't be afraid to share your perspective.

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How to Evaluate an Unfamiliar Codebase in 15 Minutes

You’ve got 15 minutes and an unfamiliar codebase to evaluate… what next? Try looking for these 7 red flags to help evaluate the health of the codebase.

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