Design Patterns (GoF): vocabulary, not a goal
GoF digest: patterns as named solutions, Strategy and Observer today, pattern fever trap, AI cargo-cult — with cases and actions for today.
Stuzhuk Lab — Chemistry of Code
Chemistry of Code
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Refactoring: change structure, not behavior
Fowler digest: two hats, smells, small steps, and tests — with enterprise cases, AI context, and actions for today. Not a substitute for the book.
Clean Code: readability without dogma
A Martin digest on names, functions, tests, and boundaries — with critique of dogma, AI context, real cases, and actions for today. Not a substitute for the book.
The Pragmatic Programmer: habits that outlast the stack
Not a cliff-notes recap — a working digest of Hunt and Thomas on orthogonality, DRY, broken windows, and tracer bullets, with enterprise cases, AI context, and actions for this week.