List: Software Development Mental models | Curated by Ben "The Hosk" Hosking

Jun 4, 2022
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Software Development Mental modelsArticles I have written inspired by Mental models, Laws or other working common knowledge to explain software development
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ITNEXT
First Principles Thinking In Software DevelopmentThinking is your defence against stupidity
Jun 1, 2022
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Jun 1, 2022
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ITNEXT
It’s Not the Great Developer Resignation, Developers Are Playing Musical ChairsOpportunity is now for developers
Nov 14, 2021
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Nov 14, 2021
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Dev Genius
Stockdale Paradox — Why optimists don’t survive software projectsWhen projects plans go wrong, face the brutal truth and deal with reality.
Jun 10, 2021
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Jun 10, 2021
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Dev Genius
Are you a software developer in a dip or a dead end?Working harder won’t help your career, if you are in role with no opportunities
Jul 2, 2021
Jul 2, 2021
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Dev Genius
The 10 universal laws of developer stupidityIt’s the problems you don’t expect that cause the most damage and you never expect the stupidity of your own developers
Apr 23, 2021
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Apr 23, 2021
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Dev Genius
What is the canned laughter of software development?What ideas in software development seem bad but are effective
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
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The tyranny of bad code leads to the tragedy of legacy codeYou create legacy codeset, one check in at a time
May 11, 2021
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May 11, 2021
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Dev Genius
How to stop developers creating legacy codeSoftware developers and the principle of least effort
Jun 2, 2021
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Jun 2, 2021
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Software development is a losers gameGreat code doesn’t save you, but bad code will kill you #HoskWisdom
Mar 29, 2021
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Mar 29, 2021
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CodeX
No One Is Noticing the Law of Triviality Is Causing Software Projects to FailFocus on the trivial is at the expense of important
Aug 3, 2021
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Aug 3, 2021
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