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

1. 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

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

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

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

5. Code reviews by your peers will make all of you better.让你的同事重温你的代码会使你变得优秀

6. Fewer features for better code is always the right answer in the end.减少功能以获得更好的代码总是最终正确的答案

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

8. Don’t reinvent the wheel, library code is there to help.不要重复造轮子，代码库是有帮助的对你

9. Code that’s hard to understand is hard to maintain.难以理解的代码难以维护

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

11. 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

12. 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