Moving your bugs forward in time

Chris Price reflects on his evolution as a software engineer, emphasizing the importance of writing maintainable code that can be easily understood and extended by future engineers. Initially focused on speed and immediate functionality, Price learned from experience that poorly structured codebases can lead to significant challenges. He now prioritizes maintainability to ensure long-term business success and advocates for practices that catch bugs at compile time rather than run time. Highlighting modern programming languages like Kotlin, Rust, and Clojure, Price praises their features such as static types, null safety, immutable variables, persistent collections, and algebraic data types, which help move bugs forward in time and reduce engineering complexity. He encourages developers to embrace these tools and practices to improve code reliability and maintain a high velocity in software development.