An attempt to discuss, distil and wonder what really matters in software development.
Languages, frameworks, methodologies, they all come and go. Yet there are principles which seem to be deeply rooted in the nature of things, concepts that truly matter, knowledge that, once mastered, stays with us for life.
Such insights on a fundamental level make a developer. They allow them to see things clearly even in the stormy waters of ever-changing technologies and give them and their teams powers far exceeding what they once thought they could do.
I highly recommend to seek this type of knowledge as in the profession of software development I find it to be the most valuable. I hope this source can help you in that at least a bit.
What is it that makes software bug-free?
Why are some teams able to keep building big things while others struggle to keep up with trivial improvements to their product.
A dive into mind-bogling software that lasted decades and still works extremely well.