12 Programming Mistakes To Avoid
InfoWorld, March 6th, 2023
A dirty dozen of software development pitfalls-and how to avoid these all-too-common programming blunders.
Just as the art world is filled with wildly divergent opinions about what makes a great work of art, programmers often disagree upon what makes for great code, at least beyond the basic requirement that it shouldn't crash.
Every developer has their own set of rules and guidelines. When a developer says not to do something, it's probably because they did it once and failed badly. But new issues can arise when we overcompensate for a mistake by running in the opposite direction. Say your team dodges the x trap by choosing y instead, but it turns out that y has its own issues, leading to yet another long lost weekend.