You can skip down to his point which is to abandon highly marketed programmer junk and do: 1. DRY 2. KISS 3. YAGNI (you aren't going to need it) Sure, OK.

You can skip down to his point which is to abandon highly marketed programmer junk and do: 1. DRY 2. KISS 3. YAGNI (you aren't going to need it) Sure, OK. To me, this is like saying skip the Nutri-Slim and learn how to exercise and eat right. But under all this (including being healthy) is the challenge of harnessing your will and thinking clearly and independently. It takes self-awareness and effort. Being a clean and effective programmer falls out from this, not from learning "oh, ok, keep it simple stupid. Check."