Bert Hubert

Because if we do the regular software development thing, they start with stuff that is so fragile that we would never entrust that to open or close a bridge or launch a rocket or whatever.

Because if we do the regular software development thing, they start with stuff that is so fragile that we would never entrust that to open or close a bridge or launch a rocket or whatever.

So it's actually becoming quite a rare skill to build the kind of software that has like safety of life consequences to a bunch of people that will start with downloading the latest JavaScript framework, even though that might be very nice for your website.

So it's actually becoming quite a rare skill to build the kind of software that has like safety of life consequences to a bunch of people that will start with downloading the latest JavaScript framework, even though that might be very nice for your website.

Yeah, I collected very, it is a list of extremely obvious things. But once sufficient people have sort of forgotten about the obvious things, it starts becoming worth your while to just restate the obvious things and say, look, you're not crazy. You're not, I mean, because many of these things are obvious, but also sort of old fashioned. I think it was worth restating.

Yeah, I collected very, it is a list of extremely obvious things. But once sufficient people have sort of forgotten about the obvious things, it starts becoming worth your while to just restate the obvious things and say, look, you're not crazy. You're not, I mean, because many of these things are obvious, but also sort of old fashioned. I think it was worth restating.

Also, it has strengthened the spine of a number of people. It has reinforced them. They say, look, let's work on keeping it simple. let's refactor this stuff and let us not optimize these things before they need to be optimized.

Also, it has strengthened the spine of a number of people. It has reinforced them. They say, look, let's work on keeping it simple. let's refactor this stuff and let us not optimize these things before they need to be optimized.

But there are, for example, people that take a language standard and see it as a personal challenge to use all of it.

But there are, for example, people that take a language standard and see it as a personal challenge to use all of it.

Yeah. It's like, look, I'm really good at this stuff. And see how complicated this code is. And I think the only people that do this correctly are the people that feel it in their bones. That when they're typing in something complicated, they worry already about the 3 a.m. debugging session that's going to ensue five years from now because they've been through it.

Yeah. It's like, look, I'm really good at this stuff. And see how complicated this code is. And I think the only people that do this correctly are the people that feel it in their bones. That when they're typing in something complicated, they worry already about the 3 a.m. debugging session that's going to ensue five years from now because they've been through it.

Yeah. And so I think there are actually a bunch of people that really, maybe it's controversial, but for example, programming in Rust is all the hype these days and it has many things going for it. But when I tell people, say, look, it's quite a complicated programming language, they actually like it that way. It's a challenge to write in there.

Yeah. And so I think there are actually a bunch of people that really, maybe it's controversial, but for example, programming in Rust is all the hype these days and it has many things going for it. But when I tell people, say, look, it's quite a complicated programming language, they actually like it that way. It's a challenge to write in there.

And some people actually sort of enjoy writing challenging code. And so I think the best way of writing simple code is having been on call.

And some people actually sort of enjoy writing challenging code. And so I think the best way of writing simple code is having been on call.

That is like the one way of keeping yourself pure because you know, if I mess this up, if I write this too complicated... it's going to cost me my sleep one day. Basically deal with the mess.

That is like the one way of keeping yourself pure because you know, if I mess this up, if I write this too complicated... it's going to cost me my sleep one day. Basically deal with the mess.

You're not on call. And in many organizations, there is actually a physical wall. It's just the people that write the code will never, they will only indirectly hear about it if there are any problems with it. And that means that the natural tendency to keep it simple because you know you're going to be stuck with the mess.

You're not on call. And in many organizations, there is actually a physical wall. It's just the people that write the code will never, they will only indirectly hear about it if there are any problems with it. And that means that the natural tendency to keep it simple because you know you're going to be stuck with the mess.