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TED-like talk on 5 rules of software development that were made to be broken.
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Breaking Rules:Five rules
of software developmentthat were made to be broken
Brendan Humphreys and Matt Quail, Atlassian
#1 DTSTTCPW
#1 DTSTTCPW
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work”
#1 DTSTTCPW
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work”
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work” ✘
#1 DTSTTCPW
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work”
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work” ✘
DTSTTCPW. BUT NO SIMPLER ✔
#2 Design for reuse
#2 Design for reuse
Design for reuse ✘
#2 Design for reuse
Design for reuse ✘
Refactor for reuse ✔
#3 Only hire the smartest engineers
#3 Only hire the smartest engineers
Only hire the smartest engineers ✘
#3 Only hire the smartest engineers
Only hire the smartest engineers ✘
Hire well rounded teams ✔
#4 Premature optimization is the root of all evil
#4 Premature optimization is the root of all evil
Premature optimization is the root of all evil ✘
#4 Premature optimization is the root of all evil
Premature optimization is the root of all evil ✘
Be mindful of performance, donʼt leave it until too late ✔
#5 The customer is always right
#5 The customer is always right
The customer is always right ✘
#5 The customer is always right
The customer is always right ✘
#5 The customer is always right
The customer is always right ✘
Delight your customer with transparency and consistency ✔
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work” ✘
• DTSTTCPW. BUT NO SIMPLER ✔
Design for reuse ✘
• Refactor for reuse ✔
Only hire the smartest engineers ✘
• Hire well rounded teams ✔
Premature optimization is the root of all evil ✘
• Be mindful of performance, donʼt leave it until too late ✔
The customer is always right ✘
• Delight your customer with transparency and consistency ✔
“Be Wary Of Rules In Software Engineering”
- Brendan & Matt, 2009
