A dangerous mindset I’ve seen—and been guilty of—is assuming code doesn't change.
A developer discusses the dangers of assuming code won't change or be misunderstood, advocating for defensive programming practices.
A developer discusses the dangers of assuming code won't change or be misunderstood, advocating for defensive programming practices.
Explains why to minimize try...catch usage in programming, offering alternative strategies like pre-validation and scope reduction.
Explores why designing human processes around extreme edge cases, unlike software, often creates pathological and counterproductive systems.
Explores the concept of defensive programming, its challenges, and practical resources to write more resilient code against unknown failures.