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The Art of Refactoring

May 20, 2024

The Art of Refactoring

Refactoring is not about making code perfect. It is about making code more honest.

Each refactoring session is an opportunity …

Technology and Impermanence

April 8, 2024

Technology and Impermanence

Every framework will become obsolete. Every language will fade. Every architecture will be replaced.

This is not a cause …

Debugging as Meditation

March 12, 2024

Debugging as Meditation

When faced with a bug, the mind wants to rush toward solutions.

But the zen debugger sits quietly with the problem first.

They …

The Empty Function

February 3, 2024

The Empty Function

A function that does nothing perfectly is better than a function that does everything poorly.

Sometimes the most powerful code is …

Simplicity in Code

January 15, 2024

Simplicity in Code

The best code is not the cleverest code. It is the code that clearly expresses its intent.

When we write software, we are not just …