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Original Air Date: 2025-11-20 🔗 Sponsored by Sentry https://sentry.io | Code breaks, fix it faster We break down the most infamous "thought-terminating clichés" in software engineering. From the classic "It depends" to the controversial "Premature optimization is the root of all evil," the team ranks these common dev phrases on a tier list based on how much they actually hinder or help real problem-solving. [Chapters] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:18 - The List 00:03:56 - The Rules 00:06:28 - Never do a full rewrite 00:12:27 - Programmer time is worth more than CPU time 00:17:29 - Dont repeat yourself (DRY) 00:23:23 - Use the right tool for the right job 00:27:22 - It depends 00:30:04 - Make it work make it right make it fast 00:38:54 - You aint gonna need it (YAGNI) 00:40:38 - Premature optimization is the root of all evil 00:42:47 - You just need to be disciplined 00:44:12 - Best practices 00:46:33 - Real programmers dont make that mistake 00:47:44 - Fast, Cheap, Good - Pick any two 00:50:27 - Outro [hosts/guests] Prime: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/theprimeagen Begin: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/beginbot Trash: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/trash Casey: https://thestanduppod.com/contributor/cmuratori [Tags] #SoftwareEngineering,#ProgrammingClichés,#ThoughtTerminatingPhrases,#SoftwareEngineeringTierList,#EngineeringManagement,#BestPractices,#PrematureOptimization,#FullRewrite,#TechnicalDebt,#DeveloperProductivity,#ProgrammerHumor,#ItDepends,#UseTheRightToolForTheJob,#Don'tRepeatYourself,#DRY,#MakeItWorkMakeItRightMakeItFast,#YouAren'tGonnaNeedIt,#YAGNI,#ProgrammerTimeVsCPUTime,#FastCheapGoodPickTwo,#ThePrimeTime,#CaseyMuratori,#TrashDev,#Bigbot,#SoftwareEngineeringSatire,#TechIndustry Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/01A062kejnXFkJE01bjN5J Clips: @TheStandupPodClips Socials x.com/thestanduppod instagram.com/thestanduppod tiktok.com/@thestanduppod facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573286173150 RSS: thestanduppod.com/feed.xml Website: thestanduppod.com