Laws for hackers to live by (Changelog Interviews #403)

Dave Kerr joins Jerod to discuss the various laws, theories, principles, and patterns that we developers find useful in our work and life. We unpack Hanlon’s Razor, Gall’s Law, Murphy’s Law, Kernighan’s Law, and too many others to list here.

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Featuring:

• Dave Kerr – Website, GitHub, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Hacker Laws on GitHub
• Why do so many developers get DRY wrong?
• The Venture on Apple Podcasts

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