Here is a quote that recently crossed my path:

Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
by definition, not smart enough to debug it.”
–Brian Kernighan

I believe this is true. Beware if you are being creative when you are writing your software (code). You should be creative in how simple you can make the design for the problem you are trying to solve. Use proto-typing that may create some complex code to get the information you need to reveal the simple design. Don’t leave that code in the system unless it is well incapsulated in a block with a super simple interface to the rest of the system.

Categories: The art of software development