Re:Smalltalk: An Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon (2020)
by taylodl on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @10:59AM
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I work for a Fortune 200 company and our backlog is so vast we don't have the time to engineer anything, let along over engineer anything!
Do you think we care about refactoring, DRY, patterns and all that software engineering stuff? Hell no! Ain't got time for that nonsense!
As an "archiveloper" (architect who also rolls up their sleeves and develops) I advise my developers to adhere to the KISS methodology - Keep It Stupid-Simple. We take a super pragmatic approach, not worrying about what's "cool." We use Python in AWS. Why? Are solutions are all "server-less" and it became clear that Python is AWS' preferred language for server-less development, though they never explicitly say that anywhere.
KISS allows you to quickly get today's work done without creating problems you have to contend with tomorrow. Our whole goal is to get more done while creating fewer problems.
Do you think we care about refactoring, DRY, patterns and all that software engineering stuff? Hell no! Ain't got time for that nonsense!
As an "archiveloper" (architect who also rolls up their sleeves and develops) I advise my developers to adhere to the KISS methodology - Keep It Stupid-Simple. We take a super pragmatic approach, not worrying about what's "cool." We use Python in AWS. Why? Are solutions are all "server-less" and it became clear that Python is AWS' preferred language for server-less development, though they never explicitly say that anywhere.
KISS allows you to quickly get today's work done without creating problems you have to contend with tomorrow. Our whole goal is to get more done while creating fewer problems.