TED-like talk on 5 rules of software development that were made to be broken.

1. Breaking Rules:
Five rules
of software development
that were made to be broken
Brendan Humphreys and Matt Quail, Atlassian

4. #1 DTSTTCPW

5. #1 DTSTTCPW
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work”

6. #1 DTSTTCPW
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work”
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work” ✘

7. #1 DTSTTCPW
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work”
“Do the simplest thing that could possibly work” ✘
DTSTTCPW. BUT NO SIMPLER ✔

8. #2 Design for reuse

9. #2 Design for reuse
Design for reuse ✘

10. #2 Design for reuse
Design for reuse ✘
Refactor for reuse ✔

11. #3 Only hire the smartest
engineers

12. #3 Only hire the smartest
engineers
Only hire the smartest engineers ✘

13. #3 Only hire the smartest
engineers
Only hire the smartest engineers ✘
Hire well rounded teams ✔

14. #4 Premature optimization
is the root of all evil

15. #4 Premature optimization
is the root of all evil
Premature optimization is the root of all evil ✘

16. #4 Premature optimization
is the root of all evil
Premature optimization is the root of all evil ✘
Be mindful of performance, donʼt leave it until too late ✔

17. #5 The customer is
always right

18. #5 The customer is
always right
The customer is always right ✘

19. #5 The customer is
always right
The customer is always right ✘

20. #5 The customer is
always right
The customer is always right ✘
Delight your customer with transparency and
consistency ✔

21. “Do the simplest thing that could possibly work” ✘
• DTSTTCPW. BUT NO SIMPLER ✔
Design for reuse ✘
• Refactor for reuse ✔
Only hire the smartest engineers ✘
• Hire well rounded teams ✔
Premature optimization is the root of all evil ✘
• Be mindful of performance, donʼt leave it until too late ✔
The customer is always right ✘
• Delight your customer with transparency and consistency ✔

22. “Be Wary Of Rules In Software Engineering”
- Brendan & Matt, 2009