First Principles
A first principle is a principle that is so fundamental that we can infer other principles from it. The Golden Rule is an example of a first principle, “Do unto others as you have them do unto you.” This is a first principle because many of our laws, our code of ethics, and even our …
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Newton said we stand on the shoulders of giants and that’s certainly true for me. Many of the ideas that I have drawn on for *Beyond Legacy Code: Nine Practices to Extend the Life (and Value) of Your Software* came from a range of other sources both within the software industry and outside of it. …
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Read MoreBe the SME
SME stands for Subject Matter Expert. This is a key role in the development of software. The level of understanding one must have to write software is very deep. Developers have to become SMEs when they work on a project. In my career as a software developer I have learned tons of things in many …
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In his book Crossing the Chasm, Jeffrey A. Moore discusses what he calls the technology adoption life cycle for new products. He describes five distinct phases that innovative products go through based on the five different kinds of adoptors. The technology adoption life cycle applies not only to new products but also to anything new …
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