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jkingsberyonApr 2, 2021

I had a similar reaction. It's a nice April fool's joke, but I hoped for an actual counter-balance to "move fast and break things." The book that taught me the value of moving slow in programming was Test Driven Development by Kent Beck, who ironically spent several years at Facebook.

specialistonJune 17, 2021

Yes, and:

I didn't really grok Test Driven Development until I worked thru the book, line-by-line, experiencing the workflow.

Knowledge vs experience.

loopzonJuly 25, 2021

It's just the idea behind Test Driven Development, that tests drive development. It won't be very effective as a handover, though could be used as acceptance criterias if that is needed.

The adherents really want tests to be the specification, as a way to be measurable / testable. Specs may be converted to tests.

But most of it is theory. It all depends, as usual, on the dev(s) and circumstances.

muzanionApr 2, 2021

If you can't afford 5 min to take a breather, that's when you need it the most.

To quote Kent Beck in the book Test Driven Development, "You're getting tired, so you're less capable of realizing that you're tired, so you keep going and get more tired." It's a feedback loop that makes you even more unproductive.

You don't have to block everything off. One of the best tricks I find is just focusing on what you do. Driving can be very relaxing once you turn off the radio and just focus on the drive. And you don't have to reach peace, just the process will calm you down considerably.

Also as a Muslim, I can also just tell people that I have to pray 5 times a day. Even if you're not Muslim, it's probably a good idea to take quick breaks at fixed hours of the day. Kent Beck recommends drinking a lot of water so that biology will force you to take breaks.