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I'd say it's more the opposite. What characterizes cargo cult development is having too many principles and rules, rather than lacking them, they're rules witho

I'd say it's more the opposite. What characterizes cargo cult development is having too many principles and rules, rather than lacking them, they're rules without any real understanding of why they exist and what they're for or when they're applicable. As long as you adhere to the strictures, good code emerges somehow. The way to bring a cargo cult developer into the light typically involves debunking or contextualizing a whole bunch of weird ideas.

toast0 3y ago
Maybe you and I have a different definition of cargo cult developers than I do. I'm thinking cut and paste from stack overflow (or now chatGPT) without much understanding or consistency. Knowing how to apply design principles and rules despite not fully understanding them is a different level, in my mind.