Professional Programming: The First 10 Years

Thorsten Ball · 17 May 2022 · thorstenball.com ↗

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Perfection is unachievable because every goal involves trade-offs

Their wordsEverything is the result of trade-offs. You will never reach 100% on every axis that you care about. Something has to give.
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Using a dependency carries ongoing maintenance costs, not just upfront convenience

Their wordsDependencies aren't free. You have to keep them up to date. They increase your compile or loading times.
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Unnecessary code is a burden that makes a codebase harder to change

Their wordsCode has mass. Every additional line of code you don't need is ballast. It weighs your codebase down, making it harder to steer and change direction if you need to.