Robert Heaton

Specific, actionable ways to make your code cleaner.

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• What is an advanced beginner?
• PFAB #19: Working with raw bytes
• PFAB #18: Adventures in shrinking serialized data
• PFAB #17: pre-computation sounds like cheating but isn't
• PFAB #16: How to make your code faster and why you often shouldn't bother
• PFAB #15: Don't overwork your functions
• PFAB #14: Evil `eval`
• PFAB #13: When code is too clever to be clean
• Systems design for advanced beginners
• PFAB #11: Separating logic and data
• PFAB #10: First-class functions and dependency injection
• PFAB #9: Batch vs Stream processing
• PFAB #8: Input validation - tradeoffs between convenience and surprise
• PFAB#7: How to write a library
• PFAB#6: Real-world debugging practice
• PFAB#5: How to make your programs shorter
• PFAB#4: Exception handling and coping with failure
• PFAB#3: How to rigorously analyze your journey to work
• PFAB#2: How to structure your programs
• PFAB#1: Define your boundaries
• Programming Feedback for Advanced Beginners #0