Episode Highlights
[00:00:48] What Makes Software Maintainable
Don explains why unnecessary complexity is the biggest barrier to maintainability, drawing on themes from A Philosophy of Software Design.
[00:03:14] The Cost of Clever Abstractions
A real story from a Node.js API shows how an unused abstraction layer around MongoDB made everything harder without delivering value.
[00:04:00] Shaping Teams and Developer Tools
Don describes the structure of the Searchcraft engineering team and how the product grew out of recurring pain points in client projects.
[00:06:36] Reducing Complexity Through SDK and Infra Design
Why Searchcraft intentionally limits configuration to keep setup fast and predictable.
[00:08:33] Lessons From Consulting
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