Tech Wisdom & Insights

Proverbs for the Modern Developer

Witty sayings and insights drawn from years of experience in the tech industry. A blend of humor and wisdom to guide through the complexities of professional development.

🎯 On Code Quality

"A function should do one thing, do it well, and do it only."

• O(1) code is like instant noodles - quick, simple, and gets the job done
• O(log n) is the sweet spot - efficient enough to impress, simple enough to maintain
• O(n) code is like a linear relationship - straightforward but watch out for big inputs
• O(n log n) is the compromise we accept when we need things sorted
• O(n²) code is like a coffee break - fine for small tasks, but don't let it handle the big stuff
• O(2ⁿ) is what happens when you let the intern solve the traveling salesman problem
• The path to legacy code begins with "I'll fix it later"
• Comments are like apologies for bad code
• Clean code is like a good joke - it needs no explanation

🤝 On Team Dynamics

"In code review we trust, but verify twice."

• The junior who asks questions today is the senior who solves problems tomorrow
• Code reviews are like dental checkups - painful but necessary
• Your git history tells a story - make it a good one

📈 On Project Management

"Estimation is like weather forecasting - accurate only by coincidence."

• The project manager's triangle: Good, Fast, Cheap - pick two
• Technical debt is like credit card debt - high interest rates included
• Deadlines are like speed limits - theoretical minimums

🎭 On Office Politics

"Document everything - memory fades but JIRA tickets are forever."

• CC in emails is the corporate equivalent of "Mom, he started it!"
• Meetings are where time goes to die, unless there's free food
• The best documentation is written by the developer who got blamed last time

🚀 On Deployment

"In production, nobody can hear you scream."

• Always test in staging, pray in production
• Backup before deployment, backup after deployment, backup your backups
• Friday deployments are for the brave or the foolish

💡 On Problem Solving

"The hardest bugs to fix are the ones that 'work on my machine'."

• If it works, don't touch it (unless it's in version control)
• The best solution is usually the simplest one you thought of first but ignored
• When in doubt, restart the server - works 60% of the time, every time

🎓 On Learning

"The only constant in tech is that everything will change."

• Today's best practice is tomorrow's anti-pattern
• Your favorite framework is already legacy
• The documentation is always right, except when it's wrong