The Rules of Programming

To Nha Notes | July 22, 2022, 3:01 p.m.

• Simpler is always better
• Let your code tell its own story
• Localize complexity
• Generalization takes three examples
• Big projects need simple designs
• Code that isn't running doesn't work
• If something doesn't work, it's your fault
• Work backwards from your result, not forward from your code
• Some tools should be left in the toolbox
• Not every problem lends itself to an elegant solution

The source is from the book The Rules of Programming