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You'll regret using natural keys
Beating another dead horse.
Mark Seemann
Danish software design
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From Design Patterns to Category Theory (2017)
How do you design good abstractions? By using abstractions that already exist.
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The dispassionate developer
Caring for your craft is fine, but should you work for free?
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We need young programmers; We need old programmers
The software industry loves young people, but old-timers serve an important purpose, too.
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Fortunately, I don't squash my commits
The story of a bug, and how I addressed it.
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Learning Programming in an Age of LLMs
Open answers to a reader's letter.
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The 80/24 Rule
Write small blocks of code. How small? Here's how small.
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Am I stuck in a local maximum?
On long-standing controversies, biases, and failures of communication.
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Yes Silver Bullet (2019)
Since Fred Brooks published his essay, I believe that we, contrary to his prediction, have witnessed several silver bullets.