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Things We Love in Software Development

Things We Love in Software Development

For no particular reason, today we’d like to share a few things we love at Refactory.

Not “love” as in motivational-poster love. More like: things that make our work cleaner, faster, calmer and a lot more pleasant for everyone involved.

Because yes, we write code. But what we really try to build and maintain is healthy software.

Ready? Here it comes.

  • A single, clear TODO list (Trello <3). We love to be able to erase our memory when we get home at evening and make sure the next morning we can clearly see what’s up.
  • Short and frequent 1-to-1 communication (Slack <3). We love to say, “hey, you got 5 minutes?” and fire up an Huddle right away. Makes things so much faster.
  • Automatic code formatting (PhpStorm <3). Ah, we’re a bit obsessed with projects being neat and a pleasure to work with, starting with an automatically formatted code base.
  • AI based code generation (Copilot <3). Let’s stop wasting time in writing actual the next obvious 5 lines of code and let the machines do what they’re best at.
  • YAGNI and KISS principles. Because they make your project and work better.
  • Small iterations (<3 <3 <3). Because they make your project and work GREAT! And also it’s a myst when maintaining several projects.
  • Carefully named methods. See YAGNI and KISS.
  • Debugging and refactoring. Because it’s FUN!! It’s like a game, it’s a challenge, it’s a battle against enthropy that keeps your brain healthy.

All these habits may look small on their own: a clear list, a short conversation, automatic formatting, simple principles, small iterations, careful names.

But together, they make a real difference.

They help us keep projects understandable, maintainable and ready to evolve. They reduce confusion. They make support faster. They give clients more peace of mind.

That is the kind of software work we like: practical, clean, calm and useful.

There are many other things we are happy to do, of course. But these are the ones we really like the most.

There, now you know.

Have a great day.

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