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March 24, 2016

Trying to impress people with your code

In this post, I’d like to write about the personal traits we all possess. Namely, I want to talk about being proud of your code and trying to impress people with it.

January 18, 2016

KISS vs database normalization

In this article, I’d like to share an example of how the KISS principle can go against the database normalization principles and how to make a choice in such situation. The example Some time ago, I had a task which required me to implement linkage between the users of an application and their social accounts. At the time, we planned to add only two social providers - Facebook and Google - but others could be potentially integrated as well in the future.

June 15, 2015

KISS revisited

Today, I’m going to discuss the KISS principle. I consider it the second most valuable software development principle.

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