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Just a humorous image I have in my head of a bunch of programmers with kids running around trying to apply "best practices" to everything in their households. S
by clentaminator 11y ago
Just a humorous image I have in my head of a bunch of programmers with kids running around trying to apply "best practices" to everything in their households. Spouses, kids, not even the pets are safe from an agile methodology and microservices.
- mercer 11y agoWhile I don't immediately associate 'best practices' with 'agile methodology' and 'microservices' (although I can see how recent articles on HN might strengthen that association), I have noticed that the busier I am with programming, and the more 'best practices' and 'optimization' and 'DRY' are on my mind, the more it seems to seep into the rest of my life. I start timing my bicycle commute and optimizing my route to avoid traffic lights or catch green waves, I try to do the dishes at optimal speed, I make sure that every 'trip' to a place in the house is as efficient as possible (take something one way, another thing on the way back, etc.). I'm not sure it's healthy, but at least it's... odd/funny.