Supporting codebases as a developer

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Always work to level up your ability to write better software: best practice software resources can help you in this quest.

Code and work

• “On being a senior engineer”
• “Do this on your first day at a remote job”
• Code calligraphy vs code scratch: very insightful article on both bad and good choices that turn out code.
• Forget technical debt, built technical wealth: write code and build codebases that are sustainable, or how to not have legacy code from your first day.
• 3 mistakes software developers must avoid: or, how to fail as a programmer.
• Just remember that “Coders aren’t assembly line workers”

Teams

• “Why your programmers just want to code”
• “Unlearning toxic behaviors in code review – and what to do instead”
• “Clean code tips that that will improve your engineering team’s productivity”
• “How to fail as a new engineering manager”

Project estimation

• Why project estimates are so hard
• “Estimation is a core competency”

Books

• AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis, by William J. Brown
• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
• Clean Code: a Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, by Robert C. Martin
• The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers, by Robert C. Martin
• Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming, by Peter Siebel
• Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation, by Jez Humble
• The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development, by Fowler

Thoughtful stuff

• “The Irrational User”: consider widespread cognitive biases to build better, more intuitive software.
• “The horrors lurking in your legacy codebase”