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Where Does Bad Code Come From?

Molly Rocket1 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
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Casey Muratori's invited lecture on where bad code comes from, rebroadcast from a Twitch stream. He critiques conventional wisdom such as SOLID and Clean Code and argues about how those habits lead to slow, poorly structured software.

HN commenters cite it as a sharp critique of SOLID, Clean Code and 'non-pessimized' programming, and as context for why software is getting worse.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@_hao2021 · in “My 2021 Review”

> Additionally I think SOLID principles should be part of every (software) engineer’s skills repertoire. No. I don't agree with Casey Muratori on a lot of things, but he hits the nail on the head about that statement in this video (around 23:00, but I'd suggest you watch the whole thing for context) - [VIDEO] I've walked out of interviews (politely) because I was asked to recite some buzzword bullshit like SOLID.

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@_hao2022 · in “There’s No Such Thing as Clean Code”

There's a good take on this by Casey Muratori - [VIDEO] And I agree with him. Things like SOLID and "Clean Code" really are just buzzwords nowadays that don't mean anything.

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@_gabe_2022 · in “DRY is an over-rated programming principle?”

I think they used that term on purpose. Non-pessimized in this case is the same as optimized, and I believe it's a reference to this video [VIDEO]

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@kleiba2023 · in “Is Software Getting Worse?”

This topic is one of Casey Muratori's (of Handmade Hero fame) pet peeves - here is a talk on it he recorded for youtube: [VIDEO]

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