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Ben "The Hosk" Hosking
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My top 10 articles Software development is a losers game Great code doesn’t save you, but bad code will kill you #HoskWisdomthehosk.medium.com Software Development Is Misunderstood ; Quality Is Fastest Way to Get Code Into Production Shortcuts feel fast but slow you down in the long termitnext.io Why low code software development is eating the world Why is low code software development and business apps grow exploding?blog.devgenius.io

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Hosk’s Top Ten Articles
Hosk’s Top Ten Articles

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Sep 23

Why We Fire🔥 the Best Software Developers
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The Secret Developer

What evidence do you have the best developers keep dropping out of jobs?

What evidence do you have the best developers keep dropping out of jobs? What do you assess the best developers, how do you know who the good, bad and mad developers? I rarely see developers sacked and the reason is the demand for developers keeps going up as the world…

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·Sep 12

Supply and Demand of Software Developers

Technical opportunity creates developer demand — “Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful” ― Warren Buffett Sam Zell is an entrepreneur with the nickname of the grave dancer, a contrarian and someone who called himself a professional opportunist. When the herd sold, he brought. When the herd brought and pushed up…

Programming

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Supply and Demand of Software Developers
Supply and Demand of Software Developers
Programming

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·Aug 29

Developers Need To Fight The Fight They Can Win

Avoid losing situations — “He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.” Sun Tzu Fight the battle you can win and don’t fight the battle you cannot win. …

Programming

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Developers Need To Fight The Fight They Can Win
Developers Need To Fight The Fight They Can Win
Programming

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Aug 17

Developers Make Steady Progress by Avoiding Stupidity

Making fewer mistakes is more effective than writing great code — Developers don’t need to be super clever, they need to avoid being stupid and making dumb mistakes. It doesn’t take much to avoid being wrong, spend a little time thinking about what could go wrong and what you want to avoid. Many developers learn by making mistakes and avoiding making…

Development

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Developers Make Steady Progress by Avoiding Stupidity
Developers Make Steady Progress by Avoiding Stupidity
Development

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Aug 15

What Are The Checks And Balances On The Speed Of Software Development?

You need more than developers to create software — Software and cathedrals are much the same; first we build them, then we pray. by Anonymous. The speed of software development isn’t just the amount of the developers' writing code. There are many checks and balances on that slows down the speed of development. …

Programming

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What Are The Checks And Balances On The Speed Of Software Development?
What Are The Checks And Balances On The Speed Of Software Development?
Programming

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Aug 11

The Shining Is a Film About Developer Madness

You don’t need to be mad to be a developer but it helps — Software development has merely provided us with more efficient means of going crazy Many people think the shining is about angry telepathic hotel making a recovering alcoholic (with anger issues) go mad whilst trying to write a manuscript in a snow storm with a big maze thrown in. WRONG! It’s…

Software Development

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The Shining Is a Film About Developer Madness
The Shining Is a Film About Developer Madness
Software Development

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·Aug 10

Developers are Merchants of Doubt

Doubt clouds decision making — Many people have the impression that there is significant scientific disagreement about global climate change. It’s time to lay that misapprehension to rest. There is a scientific consensus on the fact that Earth’s climate is heating up and human activities are part of the reason. We need to stop repeating…

Programming

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Developers are Merchants of Doubt
Developers are Merchants of Doubt
Programming

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Aug 9

The Greatest Enemy for Developers is the Illusion of Knowledge

Confusion is a normal state for developers — Developers who think they know stop trying to understand What developers see isn’t all there is. Developers build their knowledge on what they see, hear and understand, but this is usually wrong and built on assumptions. What gets developers in trouble is tricking themselves into thinking they understand. If you…

Programming

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The Greatest Enemy for Developers is the Illusion of Knowledge
The Greatest Enemy for Developers is the Illusion of Knowledge
Programming

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Aug 7

Software Development Gives Poor Thinking Nowhere To Hide

Code has nowhere to hide — The first draft of anything is shit Ernest Hemingway Software development involves a lot of talking, estimating, planning and many other activities, which are then followed by a small amount of code. Code makes your thinking and problem-solving skills visible. You create software and then it's there to be tested…

Programming

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Software Development Gives Poor Thinking Nowhere To Hide
Software Development Gives Poor Thinking Nowhere To Hide
Programming

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Ben "The Hosk" Hosking

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Technology philosopher | Software dev → Solution architect | Avid reader | Life long learner

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