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Weekly Dev Tips
Weekly Dev Tips episodes
- Maintain Legacy Code with New CodeMany developers work in legacy codebases, which are notoriously difficult to test and maintain in many cases. One way you can address these issues is by trying to maximize the use of new, better designed constructs in the code you add to the system.9 min
- Smarter EnumerationsEnumerations are a very primitive type that are frequently overused. In many scenarios, actual objects are a better choice.6 min
- Be Thankful and Show GratitudeIt's highly unlikely that you're a software developer who works in a vacuum. Here are a few tips for showing your gratitude to the people, companies, products, and tools that help you to be successful.7 min
- Primitive ObsessionPrimitive Obsession describes code in which the design relies too heavily on primitive types, rather than solution-specific abstractions. It often results in more verbose code with more duplication of logic, since logic cannot be embedded with the primitive types used.7 min
- Encapsulating Collection PropertiesEncapsulation is a key aspect of object-oriented programming and software engineering. Unfortunately, many systems fail to properly encapsulate collection properties, resulting in reduced quality.6 min
- Pain Driven DevelopmentMany of you have probably heard of various "DD" approaches to writing software. There's TDD, or Test Driven Development. There's BDD, for Behavior Driven Development. In this tip, I want to introduce you to another one, PDD: Pain Driven Development.5 min
- Data Transfer Objects (part 2)One classification of objects in many applications is the Data Transfer Object, or DTO. Here are some more tips that may help you avoid problems when using these objects.7 min
- Data Transfer Objects (part 1)One classification of objects in many applications is the Data Transfer Object, or DTO. Here are some tips that may help you avoid problems when using these objects.5 min
- Prefer Custom ExceptionsLow level built-in exception types offer little context and are much harder to diagnose than custom exceptions that can use the language of the model or application.12 min
- Make It Work. Make It Right. Make It Fast.Don't fall into the premature optimization trap. Follow this sequence when developing new features.6 min
About Weekly Dev Tips
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Weekly Dev Tips offers a variety of technical and career tips for software developers. Each tip is quick and to the point, describing a problem and one or more ways to solve that problem. I don't expect every tip to be useful to every developer, but I hope you'll find enough of them valuable to make listening worth your time.
Hosted by experienced software architect, trainer, and entrepreneur Steve Smith, also known online as @ardalis. If you find these useful, you may also want to get a free software development tip delivered to your inbox every Wednesday from ardalis.com/tips.