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#213 - Moldable Development: Explain Systems & Make Better Software Decisions - Tudor Girba

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Apr 14, 2025
Tudor Girba, CEO of feenk and creator of the Glamorous Toolkit, dives into Moldable Development, a fresh approach to software engineering. He argues that effective software development is more about making informed decisions than just writing code. Girba highlights the inefficiency of reading legacy code and advocates for creating tailored tools to enhance workflows. He views legacy systems as untapped opportunities for value creation and emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and emotional intelligence in modern development practices.
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Reading Code is Undiscussed

  • Developers spend over 50% of their time reading code, but it's rarely discussed or optimized.
  • If something isn't explicitly discussed, it's unlikely to be optimized, hindering productivity.
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Software Engineering as Decision-Making

  • Software engineering should be viewed as a decision-making activity, not just construction.
  • AI exacerbates the existing problem of understanding large systems, making decision-making crucial.
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Cost of Misunderstanding

  • Reading code is a manual and potentially flawed method for understanding a system.
  • Decisions based on incomplete understanding are more costly than the time spent reading code.
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