Nicolai Parlog • 6/3/2019

Best Practices Considered Harmful

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This article challenges the concept of 'best practices' in software development, arguing that they should not be applied blindly. It promotes a critical discussion of common recommendations like indexing databases and writing tests, suggesting the underlying solutions are useful but the term is harmful. The content includes links to presentation slides and past talk events.

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