Peter Merrill
Peter Merrill

Peter Merrill

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Software engineer passionate about building well-designed, maintainable, and efficient software. Always learning and improving.

Build Better Software Faster: A Practical Guide to Project Planning & Execution

Apr 9, 20248 min read

Ever feel like you're building software blindfolded? Vague requirements, shifting deadlines, endless scope creep – it's enough to make any software...

Unveiling the Truth about "Fast" Software Development: Why a Deliberate Approach Wins the Race

Apr 2, 202417 min read

Consider a group of enthusiastic hikers who, in their eagerness to reach the apex, ignore the weather forecast, disregard their energy reserves, and...

How to Improve Code Readability and Maintainability with Action-Oriented Naming

Mar 30, 20248 min read

Imagine you're handed a complicated piece of machinery and told to fix it... but there's no manual in sight. Sounds impossible, right? That's...

From Stuck to Inspired: Books That Shaped My Software Engineering Career

Mar 11, 20245 min read

Early in my software engineering career, I hit a wall. The initial excitement was giving way to a stifling sense of being stuck. My code functioned,...

Bounded Contexts: Taming Complexity in Software Development

Feb 25, 20245 min read

Building complex software systems often involves managing diverse concepts and ensuring clear communication between different stakeholders. Imagine...

The Anti-Assumption Mindset: Embracing Intellectual Humility in Software Engineering

Feb 21, 20249 min read

From Biases to Breakthroughs: Building Software that Truly Resonates · Have you ever launched a feature with confidence, only to find it leaving users...