Separation of Concerns
Steve emphasizes the importance of separation of concerns in software development, highlighting how it helps decouple UI, business logic, and data access layers. He advocates for keeping business logic out of databases to enhance flexibility across different environments. Additionally, he shares strategies for organizing code around features and maintaining manageable classes, which can significantly improve the maintainability of legacy systems.In this clip
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