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Ricardo Lopes

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Tech lead and backend engineer focused on architecting and building secure and scalable services

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RLRicardo Lopesrplopes.hashnode.devSep 10, 2024 · 4 min read

Against Overly Defensive Coding

This is one of the most common programming errors I see, and it's probably one of the least obvious. Sure, we want to protect our code from failure scenarios, but we need to be careful about it: there's such a thing as being too defensive in our codi...

RLRicardo Lopesrplopes.hashnode.devMay 30, 2024 · 5 min read

Styling Your RSS For a Better Web

Before we had the walled gardens of social media feeds, there was a wonderful time when sites published their feeds in an open format (RSS) that we could subscribe to, free from dopamine-inducing algorithms, creepy targeted ads, and privacy violation...

RLRicardo Lopesrplopes.hashnode.devApr 30, 2024 · 3 min read

Stop Trying to Fix Technical Debt

I'm done trying to fix technical debt. When we ask leadership to budget time for fixing tech debt that is holding us back, it's no longer a surprise that the answer is almost always no. Of course they prefer delivering value to users over obsessing a...

RLRicardo Lopesrplopes.hashnode.devMar 16, 2024 · 4 min read

Document Your Code Through Version Control

A significant challenge with code maintainability is understanding why the code is the way it is. This includes understanding the trade-offs that were considered, why certain convoluted parts of the codebase can't be simplified, and so on. That's wha...

RLRicardo Lopesrplopes.hashnode.devFeb 25, 2024 · 5 min read

I Changed My Mind About Remote Communication

There's been a long debate about remote vs on-site work. Some say remote is better because it cuts down on commuting and office costs and widens the talent pool. Some say it's worse because you miss the spontaneous hallway conversations, and maybe pe...

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Against Overly Defensive Coding

Styling Your RSS For a Better Web

Stop Trying to Fix Technical Debt

Document Your Code Through Version Control

I Changed My Mind About Remote Communication

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Against Overly Defensive Coding

Styling Your RSS For a Better Web

Stop Trying to Fix Technical Debt

Document Your Code Through Version Control

I Changed My Mind About Remote Communication