Understanding and managing cognitive load is crucial in software development to minimize confusion and increase productivity. Cognitive load refers to the mental effort required to complete a task and has intrinsic and extraneous types. The post advocates for best practices such as reducing nested conditionals, preferring composition over inheritance, avoiding overuse of small methods, and rethinking microservices and frameworks to reduce unnecessary complexity and mental effort.
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IntroductionCognitive loadTypes of cognitive loadComplex conditionalsNested ifsInheritance nightmareToo many small methods, classes or modulesShallow modules and SRPToo many shallow microservicesFeature-rich languagesBusiness logic and HTTP status codesAbusing DRY principleTight coupling with a frameworkHexagonal/Onion architectureDDDCognitive load in familiar projectsConclusion17 Comments
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