Every couple of years in software development, the meta changes. Libraries and frameworks are rotated in and out of popularity, languages evolve and best practices change. These are some of my personal beliefs1 on what the current meta is, and what parts are worth adopting.

Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than right now.

1. Use statically typed languages over dynamically typed languages
2. Use automatic formatting
3. Parse, don’t validate
4. Use union types
5. Parse, don't validate
6. Avoid abstracting too early
7. Be aware of monads and functors
8. Accept that generative AI is here to stay
9. Prefer integration tests over unit tests
10. Be kind during code reviews
11. Respect a candidate’s time
12. Pair or mob program frequently
13. Pick a git commit format and stick to it
14. Use Dependabot and friends for dependency maintenance
15. Write infrastructure-as-code
16. Use platforms that allow developers to focus on the code
17. Use queues as data sources