As a journeyman programmer, I have found a few tools to help me reduce complexity.
Abstract interfacing techniques like base classes, abstract classes, and (my favorite) interfaces allow me to model interesting things.
Thinking about relationships between things in my systems versus categorizing things helps me avoid the "if you want to do something in OOP you must first define the universe" type problems.
DDD and conceptualizing how 'infrastructure' components interact with my main system is a nice guide for me.
Trying to write good tests is how I'm able to bounce around a few projects without having to read source code to reload context.
These are things that work for me. As I continue my practice I may find that I'm wrong or misinformed about some things. I should hope that I'll be able to incorporate a higher understanding as I gain more experience.
Abstract interfacing techniques like base classes, abstract classes, and (my favorite) interfaces allow me to model interesting things.
Thinking about relationships between things in my systems versus categorizing things helps me avoid the "if you want to do something in OOP you must first define the universe" type problems.
DDD and conceptualizing how 'infrastructure' components interact with my main system is a nice guide for me.
Trying to write good tests is how I'm able to bounce around a few projects without having to read source code to reload context.
These are things that work for me. As I continue my practice I may find that I'm wrong or misinformed about some things. I should hope that I'll be able to incorporate a higher understanding as I gain more experience.