A JOB FOR LIFE?
summary
Practical tips and anti-patterns for job security by deliberately making code hard to maintain so the author becomes indispensable; focuses on tactics and tricks (rather than clean code) that lock others into maintaining your messy code. Includes slides and source examples on the linked GitHub repository.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:25Becoming indispensable
- 2:53Useless tests
- 5:24Unreadable names
- 7:11Excessive code
- 8:36Misleading comments
- 10:03Ultimate combo
- 11:50Real job advice
related talks
38mWriting Code That Lasts Forever
50mHow I'm Becoming a Programmer
45mGrowing old gracefully: on being a career programmer.
45mAvoiding career pitfalls — A well-grounded software engineer
45mCareer hacks for developers
29mClean Code in Practice
33mWhat it takes to become a great developer!
39mThe End of Legacy Code