10 Programming Lessons From the Past
summary
Ten concrete takeaways: diagrams at three levels (analysis, design, blueprint) speed understanding and reviews; focus reviews at the design level not syntax; push for stable specifications and better docs; weigh cost of dependencies — npm hosts about 2,000,000 packages and Create React App pulls in roughly 1,000 dependencies before any code; test across the full testing quadrants (unit, integration, system, nonfunctional); master an IDE/terminal, learn fundamentals, stay individually accountable, plan for boom–bust cycles, and keep life priorities.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:36The 20 year gap
- 5:56No. 1 Draw more pictures
- 10:15No. 2 Review at the right level
- 13:05No. 3 Value stability
- 18:14No. 4 Invent it here
- 21:39No. 5 Learn to test
- 25:14No. 6 Master the tools
- 28:13No. 7 Focus on fundamentals
- 31:13No. 8 Remain accountable
- 33:17No. 9 Prepare for rain
- 35:23No. 10 Remember what matters
- 36:01Summary
- 36:45Outro
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