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🚨11 Software Engineering principles I wish I understood earlier: 𝟏. 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃: Better Object-Oriented Design 𝟐. 𝐃𝐑𝐘: Avoid Repetition 𝟑. 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒: Keep Things Simple 𝟒. 𝐘𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐈: Don't Build Unnecessary Features 𝟓. 𝐒𝐑𝐏: One Responsibility 𝟔. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧/𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝: Extend Without Breaking 𝟕. 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Loose Coupling 𝟖. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Build Flexible Components 𝟗. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬: Cleaner Design 𝟏𝟎. 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭: Detect Problems Early 𝟏𝟏. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭: Optimize What Actually Matters

🚨11 Software Engineering principles I wish I understood earlier: 𝟏. 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃: Better Object-Oriented Design 𝟐. 𝐃𝐑𝐘: Avoid Repetition 𝟑. 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒: Keep Things Simple 𝟒. 𝐘𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐈: Don't Build Unnecessary Features 𝟓. 𝐒𝐑𝐏: One Responsibility 𝟔. 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧/𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝: Extend Without Breaking 𝟕. 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Loose Coupling 𝟖. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Build Flexible Components 𝟗. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬: Cleaner Design 𝟏𝟎. 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭: Detect Problems Early 𝟏𝟏. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭: Optimize What Actually Matters

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