that was a frustrating read.

Of the 6 practices:

1. Yes!

2. Yes! …but the example shown in the article is a bizarre anti-pattern that doesn’t reflect that principle at all.

3. Same as #2.

4. Eh, it depends. Build steps are over-used, but still absolutely necessary in lots of cases.

5. Yes!

6. This point has nothing to do with the rest, is a totally separate ideological debate, and shouldn’t have been included.