The 7 deadly sins of software development
Being a good developer takes a lifetime of training and practice. But without proper discipline, even the best programmers risk falling prey to their worse natures. Some bad habits are so insidious that they crop up again and again, even among the most experienced developers. I speak of nothing less than the seven deadly sins of software development. Read on to hear how lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride may be undermining your latest programming project as we speak.
Modern programming languages tend to add features as they mature. They pile on layer after layer of abstraction, with new keywords and structures designed to aid code readability and reusability -- provided you take the time to learn how to use them properly.
At the same time, the discipline of programming has changed over the years. Today you have giant tomes of design patterns to pore over, and every few months someone comes up with a new development methodology that they swear will transform you into a god among programmers.
