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Estimations in sprints are ludicrous ?
Estimations in sprints are ludicrous ? We switched from fibonacci complexity to just plain man day. Estimating work in sprints has become a cornerstone of Agile | Scrum methodologies More and more evidence suggests it often creates more problems than it solves. On the other hand it is a nice „form” You can wrap Your work into. It is a nice template. Teams routinely face mismatches between predicted complexity and actual time investment. Exacerbated by meetings that should be an email, administrative overhead and tasks like code reviews. The Fallacy of Sprint Estimation is why complexity metrics miss but do we have anything better ? The complexity is time disconnected…
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Lauers Law – why less code is better
Lauers Law – why less code is better as a very solid idea. Just remind Yourself about all those DTOs that could be a simpler one with a mapper or a dedicated if-else-tree somewhere around data transformation. It challenges developers to prioritize efficiency and elegance in their coding practices, ultimately leading to cleaner, easier to understand and more maintainable systems. The Essence of Lauer’s Law At its core, Lauer’s Law emphasizes that reducing the amount of code can lead to better outcomes. The principle suggests that if developers had twice as much time, they could create a system with half the code while maintaining or improving its quality. The idea…
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The philosophy of unix – 9 commandments
The philosophy of unix is a guideline of standards and software design & philosophy approaches : Elaboration : The philosophy of unix is a universal approach to any development, not only software 😉
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Universal Principles of Design: Third Edition
Universal Principles of Design: Third Edition OverviewThe Universal Principles of Design, Updated and Expanded Third Edition is a comprehensive design reference book authored by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler.Original was released on February 7, 2023, the third edition expands its predecessors by 75 new entries, bringing the total to 200 principles, laws, and guidelines essential for effective design across various disciplines. It serves as a guide for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of design principles that can be applied universally in professional and private life. If You want to learn more for free go HERE !! https://principles.design/ Why should care ? Overall the book Universal Principles of Design: Third…
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Locality of Behaviour
Locality of Behaviour is a great principle that should help with maintaining the code. This is the characteristic of the code that enables a developer to only read a small portion of code to understand its function. Without the need to skip, skim, read, jump all over multiple files. I love that rule cause it DOES MAKE SENSE. I can see many places where we would benefit from it but not always do it that way because of the 'standard’. Which, in the end, nobody knows what it is anymore cause everyone is mixing patterns, antipatterns and the number one performance metric is how fast you can deliver… maybe i…
