Programmer in Wonderland
12 hours ago
- #programming-fundamentals
- #tool-dependency
- #software-engineering
- The software engineering ecosystem is vast and ever-growing, with many tools and frameworks solving similar problems.
- Over-reliance on external tools and dependencies raises questions about productivity and system reliability.
- Frontend and backend development are filled with buzzwords and frameworks, making it hard to navigate.
- The 'Lost Programmer' is highly specialized but lacks deep understanding of their tools and underlying principles.
- Lost Programmers struggle when tools fail because they don't understand the fundamentals.
- Consequences include subtle bugs, inefficiencies, and dependency on specific tools.
- The solution is to learn fundamentals: OS, CPU, memory, networking, and cryptography.
- Understanding fundamentals allows better judgment of tools and the ability to build from scratch when needed.
- A great programmer masters fundamentals and deeply understands their tools, staying in control.