Published 2025-02-03 Four years ago I posted about the same topic. A kind email reminded me its time for another check in.Things I've changed my mind on:Things I now believe, which past me would've squabbled with:Simple is not given. It takes constant workThere is no pride in managing or understanding complexityTyped languages are essential on teams with mixed experience levelsJava is a great language because it's boringREPLs are not useful design tools (though, they are useful exploratory tool...