James Thinks : programming

writing is a kind of thinking

Black and red shield bug insect on leaf
How to write a great bug report

"My client has a problem with a file" - The above is the full text of an actual bug report received by a former colleague of mine.
Large magnifying glass held in front of screen showing code.
What is the point of code reviews?

In most of the jobs I've had peer code review was an essential and regular part of the software development process. My experience is that it improves code quality and is well worth the effort.
A car engine being lifted out for work
Explaining technical debt - an analogy

In software engineering, "technical debt" is a feature of an application's code which makes future changes more difficult. Technical debt takes many forms, but it can be as simple as methods with misleading names, outdated documentation or large sections of repeated code.