Author: meaganewaller
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Inherited Objects
Little pieces of wisdom, habits, and superstitions passed down from the engineers who raised my technical brain.
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Soft Guarantees
Systems make promises informally, through convention, tone, or accidents of behavior.
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The Cost of Cleverness
Clever code always feels good in the moment. It also always feels like a crime scene six months later.
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Undefined Behavior
Undefined behavior isn’t just for compilers—it’s what happens when you stack assumptions high enough that one falls over and takes the rest with it.
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Abstraction Leakage
Every abstraction leaks. Some leak politely, others gush like a burst pipe. Understanding where theory ends and reality begins is the real work.