Dev Tools · 18h ago
SOLID Principles: How to Design Software That Survives Change
SOLID is a set of five design principles that help developers build maintainable, extensible OOP systems. The principles—Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, and Dependency Inversion—address common pitfalls like god classes and tight coupling. Applying SOLID reduces bugs and makes code easier to test and evolve over time.
Meridian48 take
While SOLID is widely taught, many developers overapply it; the article rightly notes when not to use it, which is often overlooked in practice.
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