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19 Principles for Better Software Engineering

November 23, 2024

 

  1. ๐Ÿ’ป Every line of code is a liability.
  2. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Customers care about results, not your code.
  3. ๐Ÿ“š Document decisions and designs.
  4. ๐Ÿค” Everyone dislikes code they didnโ€™t write.
  5. ๐Ÿšซ Avoid unnecessary dependencies.
  6. ๐Ÿ“ Coding standards prevent conflict.
  7. โš ๏ธ Complexity will haunt you on-call.
  8. ๐Ÿ“– Learning never ends.
  9. ๐Ÿ’” Donโ€™t get too attached to your code.
  10. ๐Ÿ“ Write clear, meaningful commit messages.
  11. ๐Ÿ”ง Fix root causes, not symptoms.
  12. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Code reviews foster shared knowledge.
  13. ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ Ask for help when stuck.
  14. ๐Ÿ” Understand the problem before coding.
  15. โณ Estimates arenโ€™t guarantees.
  16. ๐Ÿ”„ Software is never truly done.
  17. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Prioritize maintainability in design.
  18. โš–๏ธ Everything involves trade-offs.
  19. ๐Ÿš€ Ship early and iterate often.