In the Code Anthem blog post Bad Code is Viral, Amber Shah describes why “writing bad code is viral.” This is a great post that reminds me of a pattern I have seen repeatedly: bad code does seem to ...

Like babies, most code is born beautiful, at least in the eye of its creator. But the only time I ever heard one programmer praise another’s code was prerelease. In this newborn state, the code ...

Ever find yourself staring at a tricky coding problem and thinking, “shit”? If those thoughts make their way into your code or the associated comments, you’re in good company. When undergraduate ...

I'm in what might be termed an applied statistics field, and have been generally appalled by the poor coding practices that I see with some frequency. People who can do math that makes my head spin ...

How low-code and no-code solutions can help good developers become even better Your email has been sent The more experienced a developer you are, the less likely you are to use low-code, no-code tools ...

Deciding which programming language to learn is a big question for developers today because of the huge investment in time it takes. But that question could be rendered redundant in a future where ...

Editor’s note: Linda Hayes’ recent column, “Anatomy of Ugly: How Good Code Goes Bad”, generated a lot of reader response. Here are some of the comments on Linda’s dilemma about whether to rewrite ...