Tag: Complexity
Posted on October 30, 2018
Readable Functions: Do One Thing
Several tricks and heuristics that I apply to write easy to understand functions keep coming up when I look at other people their code. This post outlines the second key principle. The first principle is Minimize State. Following… Read More
Updated on October 30, 2018
Readable Functions: Minimize State
Several tricks and heuristics that I apply to write easy to understand functions keep coming up when I look at other peoples code. In this post I share the first of two key principles to writing readable functions…. Read More
Updated on November 3, 2018
The Fallacy of DRY
DRY, standing for Don’t Repeat Yourself, is a well-known design principle in the software development world. It is not uncommon for removal of duplication to take center stage via mantras such as “Repetition is the root of all… Read More
Updated on July 31, 2018
Why Every Single Argument of Dan North is Wrong
Alternative title: Dan North, the Straw Man That Put His Head in His Ass. This blog post is a reply to Dan’s presentation Why Every Element of SOLID is Wrong. It is crammed full with straw man argumentation… Read More
Updated on August 20, 2018
Simple is not easy
Simplicity is possibly the single most important thing on the technical side of software development. It is crucial to keep development costs down and external quality high. This blog post is about why simplicity is not the same… Read More
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