Daniel Read
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24 years 4 monthsDaniel Read is a software engineer living and working in Atlanta, GA, USA. He has been developing software for businesses for 8+ years. Daniel maintains a web site of his writing at developerdotstar.com. The focus of the writing is quality, professionalism, careers, craft, and aesthetics.
Daniel Read is a software engineer living and working in Atlanta, GA, USA. He has been developing software for businesses for 8+ years. Daniel maintains a web site of his writing at developerdotstar.com. The focus of the writing is quality, professionalism, careers, craft, and aesthetics.
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| Consistency, Correctness, and Craftsmanship This essay discusses the importance of consistency when developing new software or making changes to existing software, and how developers need to balance the often conflicting concerns of consistency and correctness–that is, correctness as it relates to the conventions and personal preferences for *how* we build software vs. the need to create or maintain consistency within a project, product, or organization. This essay originally appeared as an installment of the developer.* column at developerdotstar.com. |