Chris O’Sullivan CTO and co-founder

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Write Less Code*

*take with a pinch of salt

• Code takes time

• Code is expensive

• Code introduces bugs

• Code needs to be maintained

Why less code?

1) No code

2) Other people’s code

3) Disposable code

No code

…but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.

Popping the why stack

• Protect revenue • Increase revenue • Manage cost

• [5:09pm] Luis_Byclosure: In order to be recognized among other people, I want to login in the application (?)

• [5:13pm] aslakhellesoy: Why have you decided login is needed?

• [5:13pm] Luis_Byclosure: identify users

• [5:14pm] aslakhellesoy: Why do you have to identify users?

• [5:14pm] Luis_Byclosure: maybe because people like to know who is publishing what

• [5:15pm] aslakhellesoy: Why would anyone want to know who's publishing what?

• [5:17pm] Luis_Byclosure: because if people feel that that content belongs to someone, then the content is trustworthy

• [5:17pm] aslakhellesoy: Why does content have to appear trustworthy?

• [5:20pm] Luis_Byclosure: Trustworthy makes people interested in the content and consequently in the website

• [5:20pm] Luis_Byclosure: Why do I want to get people interested in the website?

• [5:21pm] Luis_Byclosure: Because more traffic means more money in ads

• [5:21pm] aslakhellesoy: There you go!

• [5:22pm] Luis_Byclosure: Why do I want to get more money in ads? Because I want to increase de revenues.

Why do you need to login?

Fake landing page

Do it manually

Get other people to code

You are not that smart

Get non-coders to help

Write disposable code

Delete with confidence

Use feature branches

1) No code

2) Other people’s code

3) Disposable code

Write Less Code

Any questions?

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