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Five Questions To Ask Yourself Before Writing Code

The Liberators Podcast·The Liberators·20 July 2026·17 min

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What are the questions you ask yourself before writing code? Or do you just start? Asking yourself the right questions before you start can prevent mistakes, unused code or solving the wrong problem. In our first audioblog, Christiaan shares the five questions that he likes to ask before writing any code. We love to share our materials. Please help us by supporting our work. You can do so by giving us a thumbs-up on the platform you're listening on. Or follow us on Twitter, Medium or LinkedIn (Barry & Christiaan). This audioblog is based on this blogpost: http://bit.ly/2XS4mMt Sign up for the Developer Culture Workshop (October 21, 2020) here: http://bit.ly/2YxpSHq Follow us on Medium: https://medium.com/the-liberators Donate to support our work https://bit.ly/supportheliberatorsSupport the showWe're building Columinity to help teams improve continuously based on scientific insights: https://columinity.com Check out our webshop for tons of powerful exercises and workshops to run with your team(s): https://shop.theliberators.com The music for episodes 91 and onward was written and produced for us by Basanite. The music for episodes 1-90 was acquired through Yummy Sounds. Post-production by Jasper Huiskamp.