Top 20 Programming Lessons

The Pragmatic Craftsman :: Simplicity from complexity : by Stanley Kubasek ::

January 16th, 2009 | In Learning / Thoughts | Comments Off

Jonathan Danylko posted an excellent set of 20 lessons learned. From a 20 years of experience. Excellent material.

Something to keep in mind as you gain your own experience… and move up the ranks.

Don’t over-”design pattern” applications.
You are not the best at programming. Live with it.
Learn to learn more.

Reference20/20: Top 20 Programming Lessons I’ve Learned in 20 Years, Jonathan Danylko

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The key to performance is elegance, not battalions of special cases. — Jon Bentley and Doug McIlroy - 7 days agoThe ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. — Hans Hoffmann - 12 days agoSo much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two things. — Ryan Singer - 18 days agoGood code is short, simple, and symmetrical - the challenge is figuring out how to get there. — Sean Parent - 20 days agoSimplicity carried to the extreme becomes elegance. — Jon Frankli - 24 days ago

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