H_Romeu_Pinto

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   by H_Romeu_Pinto 9y ago

   > - Code Complete by Steve McConnell It has good parts. But it has some very bad parts too, when it reinforces myths that, IMO, are very wrong (e.g.: cone of uncertainty, X times better programmer, etc). I'd recommend to read it wit
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   by H_Romeu_Pinto 9y ago

   > The article is inspired by the book “Universal Design principles” by William Lidwell. The book doesn't talk about this specific design principle. But the same author has a course at Lynda.com where he explains exactly that, giving
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   by H_Romeu_Pinto 9y ago

   The funniest part is how much this discussion sounds like the Java vs. Perl on web programming from decades ago. In the end it is just politics. What will make a framework or language succeed is how influential its sponsors are (e.g.: IBM -