Rejecting the DRY Principle
Developer Tea24 Aug 2015

Rejecting the DRY Principle

Today's episode is about repeating yourself, and knowing when to repeat yourself and when not to.

This episode was inspired by Sandy Metz. One of Sandy's teachings is to repeat yourself until you understand your code. It is much better to have repeated code than to have complex code. As a developer, it is your responsibility to decide if your code is better suited to be duplicated or complex.

This episode goes against the grain of the DRY methodology, but I challenge you to question everything. Investigate everything you hear and challenge your learning.

Thanks to today's sponsor: Code School

If you're interested in learning anything development related from language basics to regular expressions, try R, Google Drive API and Chrome Dev Tools check out Code School. Start learning for free at codeschool.com/developertea

I would love to hear any questions you have about coding and life. If you have a question you'd like me to explore email me at developertea@gmail.com, or write to me on twitter @developertea. Developer Tea is a Spec Network production. Check out the Spec community and join the conversation.

I hope you enjoyed this episode and until next time,

Enjoy your tea

Episoder(1293)

From Software Engineer to Agent Manager - How Work is Changing in A New Software Development Paradigm

From Software Engineer to Agent Manager - How Work is Changing in A New Software Development Paradigm

If you're a software engineer right now, you likely feel like your world is changing overnight. We are writing half or less the amount of code that we wrote even a year ago, which represents a seismic...

10 Mar 21min

AI Moves the Bottleneck - Are You Ready for What That Means For Your Career?

AI Moves the Bottleneck - Are You Ready for What That Means For Your Career?

AI is bringing massive changes to our industry, but it's not just about how fast you can write code or use agentic flows. In this episode, I explore how AI is fundamentally shifting the economic bottl...

3 Mar 29min

Listener Question - Abdul Asks About How to Balance Career Strategy Between Money, Meaning, and Skill Transitions

Listener Question - Abdul Asks About How to Balance Career Strategy Between Money, Meaning, and Skill Transitions

Today, we are tackling the natural tension between the desire to make more money—getting a raise, finding financial stability—and the desire to have meaningful, purpose-driven work. We are diving into...

24 Feb 34min

AI-Era Employability and Job Security for Software Engineers - Mental Models for Finding a Competitive Advantage Without Selling Out

AI-Era Employability and Job Security for Software Engineers - Mental Models for Finding a Competitive Advantage Without Selling Out

I've been delaying this episode for a long time because the topic is genuinely difficult and, for many of us, scary. AI is threatening not just to our livelihood, but to our sense of self-worth as cre...

18 Feb 40min

Why Getting Paid Stole Your Drive and How to Get Into the Flow Again (Career Growth Accelerator)

Why Getting Paid Stole Your Drive and How to Get Into the Flow Again (Career Growth Accelerator)

Do you remember the early days of your career? You likely spent hours coding late into the night, fueled not by a paycheck, but by the sheer joy of building. But somewhere along the way, that intrinsi...

11 Feb 22min

The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock Growth (Career Growth Accelerator)

The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock Growth (Career Growth Accelerator)

🎧 Episode Notes: The Meta-Habit of High Performers: How Outer Loops Unlock GrowthIn today's episode, we are discussing one of the most common habits I see in high-performing managers and senior engin...

3 Feb 25min

Career Growth Accelerator - Promotion Roadblocks and Knocking it Out of the Park During Performance Review Season

Career Growth Accelerator - Promotion Roadblocks and Knocking it Out of the Park During Performance Review Season

It is review season, and you might be finding yourself confused: you received high ratings and "exceeded expectations," yet the promotion you expected didn't happen. In this episode of the Career Grow...

28 Jan 31min

Career Growth Roadmap - De-risking Your Career By Understanding Your Vulnerabilities

Career Growth Roadmap - De-risking Your Career By Understanding Your Vulnerabilities

In this episode, we explore how to de-risk your career roadmap by identifying the hidden vulnerabilities that hold your decision-making hostage.🎧 Episode Notes: De-risking Your Career By Understandin...

20 Jan 15min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
finansredaksjonen
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
pengepodden-2
utbytte
rss-sunn-okonomi
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
pengesnakk
lederpodden
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
liberal-halvtime
lederskap-nhhs-podkast-om-ledelse
rss-politisk-preik
rss-markedspuls-2