Where Does Bad Code Come From?
Molly Rocket1 HN recommender · recommended in 1 month, 2021-2023
282K views · 5 years ago · lecture · evergreen
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
This topic is one of Casey Muratori's (of Handmade Hero fame) pet peeves - here is a talk on it he recorded for youtube: ▶ this video
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 ▶ this video
There's a good take on this by Casey Muratori - ▶ this video And I agree with him. Things like SOLID and "Clean Code" really are just buzzwords nowadays that don't mean anything.
> 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) - ▶ this video I've walked out of interviews (politely) because I was asked to recite some buzzword bullshit like SOLID.