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How I Have Fun With Rust - Matheus Richard (thoughtbot.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I agree for the most part, with some exceptions

  • test the easy things - having a test suite that passes feels good, having some tests makes it easier to add more later, and testing utility code is usually pretty easy and important
  • make the important decisions correctly, the rest can be sloppy - e.g. decide early if you need async or multi-threading and get the signatures of your core code right, then take shortcuts on the rest
  • don't refactor unless it's blocking new features - it's easy to get sucked into "perfect code," so leave notes instead of doing the refactor

Basically, follow the 80/20 rule, get 80% of the important stuff right for 20% of the effort. Once everything is working, add more tests and refactor while getting feedback from users (if applicable).