Let's explore the concepts of cohesion and coupling in depth: why they are so important, and how to concretely apply them.| The Valuable Dev
When looking at a codebase, we shouldn't forget to look at its context, its environment. It can help to measure the complexity of a project.| The Valuable Dev
We speak about it, we complain about it, we want to get rid of it. But do we really understand what's a legacy system?| The Valuable Dev
Why inheritance is considered as a pillar of OOP when so many developers criticize it? We'll see where inheritance comes from and what problems it solves.| The Valuable Dev
When developers speak about the Single Responsibility Principle, nobody seems to agree. What means the SRP? Should we still use it?| The Valuable Dev
Learning what are the most common cognitive biases in software development and how to fight them can help you (and the others) solve problems more logically.| The Valuable Dev
Managing software entropy is an important part of our job, as developers. What is software entropy? How do we keep it low?| The Valuable Dev
Abstraction is fundamental in software development. What is it? What's its benefits? Should we abstract everything?| The Valuable Dev
Global variables are a common pitfall many developers fall into. Let's take a look why, and how we can fix this problem.| The Valuable Dev
What are the benefits and drawbacks of the DRY principle?| The Valuable Dev