Fallacies of Software Development
summary
Catalog of common developer delusions with concrete fixes: not invented here and hand‑rolled frameworks cost hiring and time; the IKEA effect (people overvalue items they build) shows up in custom tools; the sunk‑cost trap keeps teams throwing money at legacy code; ask “why” (probe requirements), get fresh eyes (new hires or code reviews), stop yak‑shaving, and prefer off‑the‑shelf (Spring, Groovy) unless a real differentiator exists; cites a 63% IKEA study to quantify the bias.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to patterns
- 1:37Leveraging existing patterns
- 8:03Overcoming anti-patterns
- 17:25Communication and maintenance
- 19:06Challenging the status quo
- 21:15The power of fresh perspective
- 25:30Junior developer impact
- 27:24The XY problem
- 28:58The cost of status quo
- 31:45Cognitive biases in tech
- 33:45Admitting uncertainty
- 34:08Imposter syndrome and growth
- 36:52Pragmatic specializations
