Software

You should know your layer well, but you should also know one layer below it a little bit, and you definitely need to know the shape of the layer that’s beneath that. – Godbolt’s rule by Corecursive Edit: Later on I realized it's the same Goldbolt who created a compiler explorer. Full stack web developers are sitting upon layers of abstractions and can often get lost due to the lack of understanding of the layers below. Understanding these "layers below" is what separates a developer who uses a framework from a developer who understands how web applications work. ...

Two articles about software design pop up on HN: Do the simplest thing that could possibly work Cognitive load is what matters Design is about dealing with complexity. You start with a problem and then you want to solve the problem. There can be numerous ways but often the best way is the simplest way. Now in a craft like software design, it's usually not that easy to be simple and often it requires years of experience for one to reach that point. But sticking to the fundamentals and avoiding shiny techniques can go a long way: ...