Category Archives: IT services business

please stop overdesigning!

By etagwerker | Published: June 11, 2010
Keep it simple, stupid. Or keep it simple stupid. Or keep it simple and straightforward. But please, do it for other programmers. Do it for yourself. For your own sanity. Stop overdesigning and 'designing for the future.' Stop designing for 'what may happen in the future.'
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professional software… really?

By etagwerker | Published: April 29, 2010
Lately I’ve been seeing horrible code. Sometimes it’s horribly written. Sometimes you know that it will be ridiculously hard to maintain. Sometimes it is just plain wrong. Way too many times it is over-designed, which also makes it hard to maintain. A few examples from various projects: Code written to process credit cards that displayed the entire [...]
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leaving aycron

By etagwerker | Published: March 31, 2010
As of April 1st, I am leaving Aycron. I will no longer be a partner at the company. It was a tough decision, but my partners and I believe it’s the best for both Aycron and me. I learned a lot during the last two years. I leave with many good memories and I will surely [...]
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