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#architecture #code #cognition #complexity #reading | When reading code, you put things like values of variables, control flow logic and call sequences into your head. The average person can hold roughly four such chunks in working memory. Once the cognitive load reaches this threshold, it becomes much harder to understand things. Let's say we have been asked to make some fixes to a completely unfamiliar project. We were told that a really smart developer had contributed to it. Lots of cool architectures, fancy libraries and trendy technologies were used. In other words, the author had created a high cognitive load for us.

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Developers spend most of their time figuring the system out

#code #complexity #development #documentation #management #productivity #programming | <blockquote>What does it mean when we say that developers spend most of their time figuring the system out? Why is it important? And how else could we look at this problem?</blockquote>

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The Coming Software Apocalypse - The Atlantic

#code #complexity #programming #software | <blockquote>A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.</blockquote>

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Writing Disposable Code, Not Reusable Code | Björn Wilmsmann

#code #complexity #quality #refactoring #software

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