Episode 62

Avoid painting yourself into a corner

November 29, 2022 · 10:52

We've all been there: a thorny piece of code works, but it seems like there must be a better way to simplify it or make it more readable. We share one example when this happened to us, and how code review led to a better solution.

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00:16 The problem: this code works, but I don't like it
01:17 What we mean by "I don't like this code"
02:22 A specific example of code I didn't like
03:52 Code review sparks a discussion, and a solution
05:20 Principle: don't get locked in to your first approach
06:03 Principle: the benefits of code review
07:22 Don't be defensive, and the code reviewer isn't always right
08:03 Silly bit

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Creators and Guests

Host

Aaron Saray

Host

Joel Clermont

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Avoid painting yourself into a corner

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