Links for 2007-11-17

Blogs:

1. 7 of the Hardest Things I Learned About Writing Software:
• Make choices - Don't make program too complicated. Make it work first.
  
• Delete code
• NIH (not invented here) - Reminds me things, such as Reinventing the wheel, Standing on the shoulders of giants, etc.
• UI is more important than code
  
• Solve Problems - Users don't care how you write your code. (That doesn't mean nobody care. Think about maintainability. But solving problems always come first.)
  
• You Are Different - Reminds me of this book.
  
• Documentation - If your program is so complex as that users have to read your manual to figure out, something is wrong with your program.
2. 1000 Lines Of Code - A rule of thumb following "Make choices" in the above post.

Sample chapter:

1. The Berkeley DB Book
   
• Chapter 1 - Introduction to Berkeley DB