In today’s video we’ll debunk 7 smart ideas that waste your time as a programmer. For each myth, we’ll look at why it’s a trap, how it lures you in and most importantly how to avoid mistakes I’ve made in the past.
Sounds good but I don’t want to waste time watching a video when I could just look at 7 lines of text within a couple of seconds
- You need to use the latest tech to stay relevant
- Aim for maximum theoretical purity or pattern adherence
- You must adhere to Uncle Bob’s clean code rules at all times
- 100% code coverage is something that matters
- You should always optimize for performance
- You should always optimize for web scale
- AI is about to replace all programmers
Uncle Bob’s rules are bulletproof
I only really hear 3 (or at least, hear people imply it) in reality, and maybe a small nod to 7 recently. For 4, I see people think arbitrary numbers like 90% or 80% code coverage are things that matter.
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And it’s crap like this that gives junior programmers justification to output god-awful code because they don’t want to better themselves.
I don’t disagree with you, but Fireship’s videos are short and to the point.
And funny! 😁
