Introduction

🔥 Programming Hell

• Have you experienced the impedance of bad code and rotten design?

• Has the design of the systems you've worked on had a negative effect on the morale of the team? customers? managers?

• Have you seen teams, departments, and companies brought down by the rotten structure & design of their software?

• Far too common to fight your way through terrible software designs than to enjoy the pleasure of working with a good one.

✅ Getting Software Right

• Getting something to "work" isn't that hard

• Getting software right is hard.

• Requires thought & insight that most don't take time to develop.

• Requires discipline and dedication that most don't think they need.

• Requires a passion for the craft and desire to be professional.

🤔 Why Get Software Right?

• You don't need hordes of programmers to keep it working.

• You don't need massive requirements docs and issue tracking systems.

• You don't need global cube farms and 24/7 programming.

• Requires a fraction of the human resources to create & maintain.

• Changes are simple & rapid.

• Defects are few & far between.

• Effort is minimized & functionality is maximized.