Category: Architecture
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5 Tips to Maintain a Code Clean
In this article, I list 5 of the main points to keep a code clean. Organize the imports, use short methods, don’t use utility methods or classes, use a naming convention and use a code quality checker tool.
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Code Review Tips
In the following post, I’ve written an extended list of all the items I check when I read a Merge Request.
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Where To Write Documentation
I can use Word file, a private Wiki or write the documentation into comments inside the code base. Which one is the best? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each documentation? In this post, I explain 3 types of documentation, with their advantages and disadvantages.
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When It’s Time To Refactor
Refactoring the code means review the existing code, extract duplicated code and remove unused features. This operation is never accepted by product owners, as it doesn’t produce any new feature. But refactoring the code base allows the developers to add more features faster. In the following post, I’m listing 3 metrics that must trigger a…
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3 Ways To Store Passwords Securely
In the following article, I describe 3 ways to store passwords securely. I describe how to store passwords managed by users, by API and by systems.
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Feature Flags: Deploy Unstable Features
In this article I describe the features flags. I explain when I use them and how I use them in different situations. I explain the needed maintenance and the final clean up.
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How Not To Create An Application
In this article I explain how not to create an application. I describe a real use case where I worked some years ago. Where we build a big application with a lot of complexity. But no clients and no profits.
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Workflow of the Forget Password Strategy
In this article I explain the workflow of the password recovery strategy. I explain how to link the new password with the user, and how to generate a secure link that can only be used once.
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Complexity vs Urgency
In this article I explain how to identify and prioritize the tasks depending on their complexity and urgency. I explain the not complex and not urgent tasks, the complex but not urgent tasks, the not complex but urgent tasks and the complex and urgent tasks.
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4 Performance Optimization Techniques for Your Application
In this article, I show 4 performance techniques to optimize the response time of an endpoint. 4 steps which goes from the most simple to the most complex as: memoization, pagination, denormalization and cache.
The Dev World - Sergio Lema 