Rule #6 - Adapt and Adopt

In 1965, Dr. Richard Feynman won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was brash, rebellious and rarely passed up an opportunity to point out hypcrisy and irrationality. An experience from his youth can teach us something about programming standards. Continue...

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Posted Thursday, Feb 07, 2013 by Steve.

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Rule #5 - Code for the Maintainer

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Posted Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 by Steve.

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Rule #4 - Be Explicit

Should you ever use the var keyword in C#? What about Javascript? Being clear and precise is very important in legal contracts, but it's even more important in software. An unfortunate experience as a teenager helped crystallize the importance of being explicit in both legal matters and software. Continue...

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Posted Monday, Jun 11, 2012 by Steve.

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Rule #3 - Never Write the Same Code Twice

Learn how duplicate code can turn your software projects into a circus and what Southwest Airlines can teach us about the benefits of avoiding duplicate code. Finally, Master Po and young Grasshopper bring us a few words of wisdom when it comes to perfectionism and practicality. Continue...

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Posted Thursday, May 31, 2012 by Steve.

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Rule #2 - Fail Fast and Hard

It's counter intuitive, but your programs will have fewer bugs and require less maintenance time if you do less (not more) error handling. Learn how focusing on making your programs fail is the better path toward more stable and more maintainable software. Continue...

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