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- 1Developers urged to stop building features nobody needs yetโStop building features you don't need yet. Every speculative abstraction is just technical debt waiting to happen. Build
A software developer is telling engineers to resist the urge to build features and abstractions they don't currently need, arguing speculative code is just technical debt waiting to happen. The advice echoes the long-standing YAGNI principle โ 'you aren't gonna need it' โ and calls on programmers to build only what is in front of them and ship less code, faster.
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Spanish unions CCOO and UGT are fuelling calls for a general strike in Catalonia, framing it as action 'against the CEOE' employers' confederation and telling business group Foment to 'stop crying'. Meanwhile a housing strike backed by the government is drawing legal questions, and the Tenants' Union insists the fight 'will not wait for any electoral calendar' after the snap general election call.
- 3Octopus video makes the rounds ahead of Fish Fridayโthis cant wait for # FishFriday too good to wait. + who doesnt need an ๐ break today! NO not to eat yes I know they are
Wildlife enthusiasts are sharing a short octopus video, urging others to take an 'octopus break' rather than wait for Fish Friday. The poster playfully tells viewers the animals are delicious but should not be eaten, framing the clip as nature appreciation and photography rather than food content.