--- title: Best bigboxSWE posts — December 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted bigboxSWE posts from December 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe/best-of/2025/12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe/best-of/2025/12 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best bigboxSWE posts — December 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted bigboxSWE posts from December 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of bigboxSWE — December 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/programming-principles-that-altered-my-brain-chemistry-ws2tdy4qp "Programming principles that altered my brain chemistry") Video bigboxSWE · 40w Programming principles that altered my brain chemistry Three core programming principles can improve code quality: avoid overusing null by rethinking design and using proper types instead of raw primitives; choose appropriate data structures (like enums and classes) to make algorithms naturally follow and code more maintainable; and prioritize writing clear, readable code for humans over clever one-liners. These principles, inspired by legendary programmers like Tony Hoare and Rob Pike, emphasize simplicity as the key to managing programming complexity. 97 3 [See all bigboxSWE archives](/sources/bigboxswe/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe/best-of/2025/12#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe/best-of/2025/12","name":"Best bigboxSWE Posts — December 2025","description":"The most upvoted bigboxSWE posts from December 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe/best-of/2025/12#items","numberOfItems":1,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/programming-principles-that-altered-my-brain-chemistry-ws2tdy4qp","name":"Programming principles that altered my brain chemistry"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"bigboxSWE","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/bigboxswe/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"December 2025"}]}]} ```