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7 Programming Rules of Thumb

Remember them, and you’ll create better software

Nicklas Millard
Published in
3 min readFeb 16, 2021

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I’ll just cut right to the chase. No introduction needed.

1. Steer Clear of Primitive Types.

Look at this method WithdrawMoney(string accountIban, decimal amount). In a (European) financial system, you’re dealing…

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