Break the Rules
At this point in the book, you might either find yourself being in a very healthy environment and team and feel validated in your practices, or you might feel that there’s a lot of work to do in your context, group, or role, and you don’t know where to start. Next up, we will discuss some ideas that might give you a refreshing direction:
- Why is it essential to have a mentor?
- How can you become a craftsman?
After everything we’ve discussed, one thing is clear: knowing and using best practices is crucial. It is essential to use them in your products and create some rules. However, please don’t obsess over them. Keep in mind that you work in real life and in diverse situations. I’ve been there, doing my best to keep my team engaged and follow coding guidelines. Then we had to prioritize functionality because the business side was okay with skipping an increment of our technical best practices to deliver something as...
