A guide to using typos-cli, a Rust-based command-line spell checker for detecting and fixing typos in code and documentation.
A senior developer shares eight key lessons on writing clean code, conducting effective reviews, and professional best practices from decades of experience.
A developer recounts the decision to revert a major refactoring of the EqualsVerifier library after encountering persistent edge cases and bugs.
A critique of developers boasting about short development times, arguing that quality and problem-solving matter more than speed.
A senior engineer reflects on the complex reasons behind messy codebases, arguing against blaming developers and for focusing on systemic solutions.
A practical guide for developers on how to approach, understand, and incrementally improve a newly inherited legacy C++ codebase.
Explains why reusable UI components should avoid outer margins and padding, as they break encapsulation and create layout issues.
A TypeScript tip on using a custom `TODO` type as a purposeful escape hatch for difficult type problems, with a caution against overuse.
Compares using pre-commit hooks vs. CI pipelines for automating code checks, discussing trade-offs like speed, feedback, and handling slow tests.
A summary of a study showing how technical debt and low code quality significantly slow development and increase defects.
A step-by-step guide to installing and running a local SonarQube instance for code quality analysis and experimentation.
A chalk talk on using Amazon CodeCatalyst to improve code quality through test plans, coverage, and dependency checks.
A researcher's informal survey among software engineering academics reveals surprising insights into their personal use of automated refactoring tools in IDEs.
A developer reflects on over-engineering a CRUD controller, learning that clever abstractions can create unmaintainable code.
A developer explains 'Parametric Progress', a method for improving codebases by changing only one aspect at a time to better understand system effects.
Announcing a live stream with a typescript-eslint maintainer to build custom ESLint rules and answer questions about ESLint for JavaScript/TypeScript.
A guide to improving code reviews by focusing on constructive, non-personal feedback and providing clear, actionable comments.
Explains why deep code nesting is problematic and demonstrates refactoring techniques like extraction and inversion to reduce complexity in C#.
A detailed review of Mat Ryer's 'Go Programming Blueprints' book, covering its strengths, weaknesses, and key takeaways for Go developers.
Five practical tips for software engineers to improve their skills in 2023, covering learning, code quality, complex systems, cloud, and self-care.
