THE TAO OF SOFTWARE DESIGN

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do philosophy—drawing from multiple disciplines rather than one rigid style—offers a useful lens for software design across changing tools and practices. Four principles translate directly: staying formless instead of fixed, absorbing useful ideas while discarding what isn't, taking the most efficient path, and grounding oneself in fundamentals that outlast any single tool. As AI reshapes software's building blocks, this mix of adaptability and strong foundations helps practitioners judge which new trends are worth adopting.