What are some of the most basic things every programmer should know?

来源自Quora：What are some of the most basic things every programmer should know?

• Bad architecture causes more problems than bad code.
  相较于糟糕的代码，糟糕的架构会导致更多的问题

• You will spend more time thinking than coding.
  思考的时间应大于编码的时间

• The best programmers are always building things.
  优秀的程序员会制作工具

• There’s always a better way.
  总是会有更好的实现方式

• Code reviews by your peers will make all of you better.
  让你的同事一起代码评审会使你变得优秀

• Fewer features for better code is always the right answer in the end.
  减少特性以获得更好的代码始终是正确的答案

• If it’s not tested, it doesn’t work.
  代码上线前必须测试

• Don’t reinvent the wheel, library code is there to help.
  不要重复造轮子，代码库是很有帮助的

• Code that’s hard to understand is hard to maintain.
  难以理解的代码是难以维护地（可读性的重要）

• Code that’s hard to maintain is next to useless.
  难以维护的代码是几乎没用的（同上）

• Always know how your business makes money, that determines who gets paid what.
  要知道你的公司怎样赚钱，因为这决定你能获得多少薪水

• If you want to feel important as a software developer, work at a tech company.
  如果你想成为一个被觉得很重要的软件开发工程师，那么你就要去技术型公司