Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer

Re:Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer by avgDev on Friday October 08, 2021 @12:29PM (#28801133)

I do CRUD stuff mostly at work but I always research things to improve. A good programmer can make a huge difference in CRUD applications. Things like proper relational database design can save a lot of issues down the road. Using good OOP practices can improve reliability. Keeping things DRY is great too.

I have seen some awful source code that run business applications for years.......but bad engineering practices may cost millions in the long run one way or another.

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Re:Things I’ve learned in my 20 years as a software engineer by joelthelion on Friday October 08, 2021 @12:36PM (#28801216)

I shouldn't have said CRUD. I agree with you, there's a place for genius stuff everywhere.

What I meant is that there is also a lot of boring stuff that just needs to get done. A 10x programmer won't help you much there.

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