The article critiques five common C++ misconceptions—overusing OOP, treating books as a coding substitute, obsessing over advanced language features, indiscriminately applying templates, and needlessly allocating small objects on the heap—using concrete game‑dev examples and detailed reasoning.
The article revisits Roedy Green's satirical "How To Write Unmaintainable Code" and adapts its tricks into seven concrete techniques—ranging from meaningless variable names to build‑tag mazes—that deliberately cripple AI code assistants like Claude Code while highlighting the trade‑offs for maintainability.
This article explains what Test‑Driven Development (TDD) is, outlines its step‑by‑step workflow, reviews its historical origins, compares it with traditional testing, and discusses the key benefits and drawbacks to help teams decide whether to adopt TDD.
The article examines why the software industry produces low‑quality code, identifying three main causes—low expectations, poor programming books, and shortcut‑driven practices—and suggests how developers and leaders can improve code standards.
This article explains Test‑Driven Development (TDD) by outlining its advantages, underlying principles, step‑by‑step workflow, core guidelines, testing techniques, and practical tips, helping developers adopt the practice efficiently with minimal cost.
