Welcome
Welcome
Section titled “Welcome”Welcome to Leverage Software Development’s documentation site. Use the sidebar to explore our Guides for step-by-step tutorials and Reference for technical specifications.
Leverage Axioms
Section titled “Leverage Axioms”Principles we live by.
Teach your code to talk early
Section titled “Teach your code to talk early”Logging is the only thing that will save you when that wild bug surfaces at 2 AM. Log early, log often, and your future self will thank you.
Write for the reader, not the writer
Section titled “Write for the reader, not the writer”Code is read ten times more than it is written. Every shortcut you take while writing becomes a tax paid repeatedly by everyone who reads it—including you.
Let robots do the boring work
Section titled “Let robots do the boring work”Implement CI/CD before you write a single feature. “Works on my machine” has never been a deployment strategy.
Tests are cheaper than production debugging
Section titled “Tests are cheaper than production debugging”Every hour writing tests saves ten hours debugging in production. Prove it works before you ship.
Errors should scream, not whisper
Section titled “Errors should scream, not whisper”Error messages should be verbose and actionable—tell the developer what broke and how to fix it.
Complexity is debt with interest
Section titled “Complexity is debt with interest”Simple solutions outlast clever ones. Complexity is easy to add, hard to remove, and expensive to maintain.
int is not an identity
Section titled “int is not an identity”Primitives lie. An int could be anything—wrap IDs in types so the compiler catches your mistakes.
If it’s public, explain it
Section titled “If it’s public, explain it”Every public surface needs documentation. Explain what it does and when to use it.