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Unconditional Code • Michael Feathers • GOTO 2018

Michael Feathers' GOTO Chicago 2018 talk on reducing error checks and conditional logic in code. He offers a framework for handling errors and decisions at the level of code and architecture.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it for the idea of giving data instead of asking for it, and ties it to zero values and exception-free design.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
GOTO Conferences
Topic
software design
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2018–2021

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • Blockchains Are a Bad Idea (James Mickens) [LINK] I find almost all from GOTO 2018 very insightful. [LINK] esp ones listed below. GOTO 2018 • The Do's and Don'ts of Error Handling • Joe Armstrong [LINK] GOTO 2018 • Pragmatic Event-Driven Microservices • Allard Buijze …

    raghava on Hacker News · 2018-12
    In Ask HN: Best talks of 2018?

  • I was watching this the other day: [VIDEO] Unconditional Code by Michael Feathers One solution to this problem is discussed toward the middle: giving data instead of asking for data avoids error conditions. Doing so pushes use of the data farther down the call tree …

    hinkley on Hacker News · 2020-02
    In You’re better off using Exceptions

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