> Too many best practices in software engineering are followed as if they were immutable laws.
The wise programmer is told about Tao and follows it. The average programmer is told about Tao and searches for it. The foolish programmer is told about Tao and laughs at it.
If it were not for laughter, there would be no Tao.
The highest sounds are hardest to hear. Going forward is a way to retreat. Great talent shows itself late in life. Even a perfect program still has bugs.
> Too many best practices in software engineering are followed to improve developers experience rather than the quality of the end result.
Thus spake the Master Programmer:
"Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained."
> Too many best practices in software engineering have no empirical basis.
Thus spake the Master Programmer:
"When you have learned to snatch the error code from the trap frame, it will be time for you to leave."
And don’t get me started on all the pseudo-profound advice dressed up in mystic, Asian clothes. Sometimes I feel what programmers really value is their ego.
So long as they’re contingent, corrigible, evidence-based and lead to a better product I’m all for them. Sadly most aren’t and really should be called “my personal, preferred way of doing things”.
The wise programmer is told about Tao and follows it. The average programmer is told about Tao and searches for it. The foolish programmer is told about Tao and laughs at it.
If it were not for laughter, there would be no Tao.
The highest sounds are hardest to hear. Going forward is a way to retreat. Great talent shows itself late in life. Even a perfect program still has bugs.
> Too many best practices in software engineering are followed to improve developers experience rather than the quality of the end result.
Thus spake the Master Programmer: "Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained."
> Too many best practices in software engineering have no empirical basis.
Thus spake the Master Programmer: "When you have learned to snatch the error code from the trap frame, it will be time for you to leave."