I used to add a layer of abstraction the first time I saw a pattern repeat. Now I wait for the third. The waiting is unc…

Most retry logic I've removed turned out to be hiding a real bug. The retries made the failure invisible, and the bug co…

I keep a small log of decisions in a text file. Not architectural — just small ones. "Picked X over Y because Z." Future…

There's a kind of premature optimization that comes from imagining a future team. "What if someone needs to swap this ou…

I split a 4000-line file into 12 smaller ones this week. The smaller files weren't actually easier to understand. The 40…