--- title: "Ricardo Lopes (@rplopes) | Hashnode" description: "Tech lead and backend engineer focused on architecting and building secure and scalable services. Read the latest articles by Ricardo Lopes on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@rplopes" --- @rplopes # Ricardo Lopes @rplopes · Joined January 2024 Tech lead and backend engineer focused on architecting and building secure and scalable services [Website](https://ricardolopes.net/) ### [Against Overly Defensive Coding](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/overly-defensive-coding?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Defensive coding is important to prevent bugs, but there's such a thing as being too defensive 4 min read · [rplopes.hashnode.dev](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/overly-defensive-coding?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 10, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/overly-defensive-coding/66e0cb73467012e7d578d650) ### [Styling Your RSS For a Better Web](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/styling-rss?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) You can improve RSS user experience by styling your RSS feeds with XSLT for a better, open web 5 min read · [rplopes.hashnode.dev](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/styling-rss?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 30, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/styling-rss/6658fac50108f82fe978e47c) ### [Stop Trying to Fix Technical Debt](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/stop-trying-to-fix-technical-debt?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Technical debt is an almost useless term that is holding us back. Instead of fixing technical debt, we should be focused on fixing actual problems. 3 min read · [rplopes.hashnode.dev](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/stop-trying-to-fix-technical-debt?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Apr 30, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/stop-trying-to-fix-technical-debt/66316dc718c8574103f1a45c) ### [Document Your Code Through Version Control](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/document-your-code-through-version-control?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How using existing processes and tools can massively improve documentation and give you debugging superpowers 4 min read · [rplopes.hashnode.dev](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/document-your-code-through-version-control?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 16, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/document-your-code-through-version-control/65f4e57f957e12bdc3b69674) ### [I Changed My Mind About Remote Communication](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/remote-communication?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I used to believe remote communication was a difficult trade-off, until I found where it excelled. 5 min read · [rplopes.hashnode.dev](https://rplopes.hashnode.dev/remote-communication?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Feb 25, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/remote-communication/65da8996e3545cce98667acd)