There are no coincidences, unless proven otherwise.
If something smells wrong, it probably is. Trust your gut.
Make sure you're building the right thing, before you build the thing right.
Don't be clever. Elegant one-liners that make you feel like a genius when writing it are probably not very maintainable.
The second best piece of code is the one you just deleted. The best one is the one you didn't write in the first place.
Plan to fail, and gracefully degrade.
There are no coincidences, unless proven otherwise.
If something smells wrong, it probably is. Trust your gut.
Make sure you're building the right thing, before you build the thing right.
Don't be clever. Elegant one-liners that make you feel like a genius when writing it are probably not very maintainable.
The second best piece of code is the one you just deleted. The best one is the one you didn't write in the first place.
Plan to fail, and gracefully degrade.