Three Developer Articles that Interested Me This Week — 05/23/2022

Every Monday, I post three things from the world of software development that interest me or otherwise catch my attention.

The Pyramid of Coding Principles

We’ve all heard the aphorisms, but this article is interesting in that it kind of ranks them and turns them into a hierarchy. I thought that was kind of interesting.

What is the undisputed best Git branching strategy?

Spoiler Alert: There isn’t one. But it’s a good discussion anyway.

Why Your PRs Aren’t Improving Quality

This is a really well done article. I’ve got a curious interest in the code review process. This article has a very interesting take on pull requests and code reviews, arguing that they are often viewed as coincident when they shouldn’t be. Then, he argues that you should iterate the design process, not just the code. Good stuff.