In the Code Anthem blog post Bad Code is Viral, Amber Shah describes why “writing bad code is viral.” This is a great post that reminds me of a pattern I have seen repeatedly: bad code does seem to ...

image: If you want to make sure your computer or server is not tricked into undertaking malicious or undesirable behavior, it's not enough to keep bad code out of the system. Two graduate students ...

Like babies, most code is born beautiful, at least in the eye of its creator. But the only time I ever heard one programmer praise another’s code was prerelease. In this newborn state, the code ...

How low-code and no-code solutions can help good developers become even better Your email has been sent The more experienced a developer you are, the less likely you are to use low-code, no-code tools ...

If left unchecked, sloppy coding habits on the part of developers can become a thorn in the side of a tech leader. It’s an issue that doesn’t simply affect a single developer’s work—it can cause ...

There’s lots and lots of software code in the world these days; heck, Google alone has more than two billion lines of code in its repository. But not all source code is created equal. Software ...

Deciding which programming language to learn is a big question for developers today because of the huge investment in time it takes. But that question could be rendered redundant in a future where ...

Editor’s note: Linda Hayes’ recent column, “Anatomy of Ugly: How Good Code Goes Bad”, generated a lot of reader response. Here are some of the comments on Linda’s dilemma about whether to rewrite ...