Essays about context
The big picture: programming principles, best practices, user experience, accessibility, sustainability, universal design, and more.
- Why bother learning skills that will only rust, bust, and collect dust?
- Most of us have been taught to learn “just in case”. But in a world where things are changing ever more rapidly, better to learn “just in time”.
- There is a better way to match candidates to job openings.
- We tend to rank devs along a continuum from junior to senior based solely on experience. But there are a dozen or more axes on which to measure devs.
- Resist overkill.
- The Rule of Least Power says “use the least powerful language that suffices”. The Principle of Least Power says “Use the right tool for the job”. Fit for purpose!