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If you work in software engineering, odds are you've heard of at least one software engineering principle. While I wouldn't advocate for religiously following every principle to the letter, there

The Dangers of Surprising Code 08.13.2021 By samczsun [L] Listen [S] Share Link , Markdown , X , LinkedIn If you work in software engineering, odds are you've heard of at least one software engineering principle. While I wouldn't advocate for religiously following every principle to the letter, there are a few that are really worth paying attention to. The one I want to talk about today is the principle of least astonishment . It has a fancy name but is a really simple idea. All it says is that when presented with code that claims to do something, most users will make assumptions regarding how

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