#5: Weekly Recap — Code Health

Happy Friday! Here is the first weekly recap of The Coder Cafe on the theme of code health.

Don't feel bad if you haven't had time to read all the posts this week. What's important is to keep moving forward, no matter the pace. Focus on the journey, not just the destination.

Issues

• #1: Premature Abstractions

• #2: You Aren’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI)

• #3: Focus on Product Ideas, Not Requirements

• #4: Cognitive Load

Weekly Podcast

#1-5: Weekly Podcast — Code Health

Weekly Recap

1. What’s the definition of an abstraction in a codebase?

2. What’s the main problem with premature abstractions?

3. Can you recall a time when you designed a premature abstraction?

4. What does YAGNI mean?

5. What are the benefits of following the YAGNI principle?

6. Do you remember some YAGNI smells?

7. Why do we need to focus on product ideas and not requirements?

8. Can you think of an example where such an approach could have helped you?

9. What’s a domain object?

10. What are the two main types of cognitive load?

11. Which type of cognitive load should we focus on as software engineers?

Explore Further

• Eliminate YAGNI smells

• Domain object

• Cognitive load is what matters

Visual of the Week

Credits

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