feat: Add blog article on programming principles in the AI era

- New article reviewing 'The Principles of Programming' by Isao Ueda
- Covers 101 fundamental principles for year-3 developers
- Discusses applying these principles when working with AI-generated code
- Includes practical example of effective prompting based on programming principles
- Collaboration with Claude Sonnet 4.6 acknowledged in the article

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title: 'Returning to Programming Principles in the Age of AI'
pubDate: 2026-02-23
author: 'Nakahara Daisuke'
tags: ["Book", "programming"]
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In this article, I will organize and reflect on the key insights from ["The Principles of Programming: 101 Timeless Principles Every Developer Should Master by Year 3"](https://www.shuwasystem.co.jp/book/9784798046143.html) by Isao Ueda.
As I approach my third year as a developer in April, and with the growing responsibility of reviewing code generated by AI models, I felt it was the right time to revisit and deepen my understanding of fundamental programming principles. This book proved to be an excellent resource for that purpose.
In this review, I will organize my findings from three perspectives: "principles the author emphasized as important," "areas I need to be careful about," and "new knowledge I gained," while introducing some key points from each category.
## Principles the Author Emphasized as Important
- The most critical aspect is making code readable with the understanding that change is inevitable.
## Areas I Need to Be Careful About
- Never write code simply because you want to use a newly learned technology. Code is not a place to demonstrate your intelligence.
- Keep code to only what is necessary right now. Prioritize simplicity over generality.
- Minimize output messages to only the most important information. Messages like "Application is starting" or "Application is terminating" are meaningless.
- Use shell scripts as a glue language to increase leverage and portability. Resist the temptation to use compiled languages you regularly work with as a glue language.
## New Knowledge I Gained
- Place "logic" and "the data that logic manipulates" close together in your code structure.
- Start prototyping as early as possible.
- Aim for modules with high independence by ensuring all instructions within a module are related to executing a single role or function (functionally cohesive modules).
- Write "defensive" code that protects other parts of the system even when invalid data is passed to a function, regardless of where the problem originated.
Recently, thanks to generative AI, I have far fewer opportunities to write code myself. In this context, mastering the principles presented in this book and using them to guide AI models toward generating the code I expect has become one of the critical skills for modern developers.
As I was writing this article, Claude Sonnet 4.6 suggested to me an example of an effective prompt based on programming principles. The following structure proved particularly valuable:
"Implement a user authentication feature. Follow these principles:
- Single Responsibility: Separate authentication logic from input validation
- Defensive Code: Include appropriate error handling for invalid or unexpected data
- Simplicity First: Prioritize minimal necessary implementation
- Logging: Only log errors and critical results; exclude verbose status messages"
By constructing instructions around these principles, the essence of prompt engineering becomes clear. As I enter my third year as a developer, I am grateful to have read this book and gained these insights.
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> **Note**: The review and translation were assisted by an AI generative model. The author is responsible for the final content.