Reddit Experience · 2026 Q2

Does SOLID even mean anything anymore?

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I have about 4 YOE so maybe I haven’t been exposed enough to the industry yet to say otherwise, but is it just me or is SOLID code really even adhered to in the industry, let alone understood? It feel

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I have about 4 YOE so maybe I haven’t been exposed enough to the industry yet to say otherwise, but is it just me or is SOLID code really even adhered to in the industry, let alone understood? It feels like it’s just a forced buzzword on every job listing, including the places where I’ve worked, but hardly ever mentioned or enforced once you see and work in the codebase. I understand not everything has to be SOLID always, but it just feels like people need to say it at every corner just to check off a box… it took me a while to understand just the SRP and I do try to follow the principles where applicable, but none of my colleagues or leads have seemed to really care about following them.
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