Adopting a no-code mindset
Writing code has never been easier. Yet, effective teams do the opposite: they focus on shipping less code. Learn why and how you adopt a no-code mindset.
Building and maintaining software is hard. As the team grows, so does the code base. New features are added, and existing features are tweaked so that they somehow integrate with the latest changes.
Eventually, our simple app turns incredibly complex. A few boilerplate files morphed into thousands of lines of intertwined code. And with each new line, there is a potential place for bugs to hide.
Now, we could pretend to be Jeff Bezos and tell ourselves “every day is day one” as we wake up and look into the mirror. But, unfortunately, this does not work in software land. There is only one “initial commit”. And you can’t escape the growing complexity of a codebase that easily.
This scenario does not sound new to most developers. Every codebase eventually starts to have pain points. People make bad decisions all the time. Repercussions, however, often only show up months after.
So, how do we combat this vicious battle? If all we do is write code, yet code seems to work against us over time, is there a way to win this fight at all?
Actually, there is a very simple approach to maneuvering this conflict.
