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Re:You are not a developer if you.. by dadadooda on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @03:14AM (#1573876)
Ugh, you're probably not a good developer if you can't spell 'software'. Also, I assume 'mediocracy' is supposed to be 'mediocrity'.

The best developers I know have excellent written language skills, because they care about precision in everything.

Re:You are not a developer if you.. by satyan on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @03:25AM (#1573894)
@dadadooda mediocracy stands for government or rule by a mediocre person or group. (Dictionary.com)

You're right about 'software'. Corrected that in the post.. (not the domain) Thanks.

And.. I agree with your point as well.

Re:You are not a developer if you.. by talonx on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @04:10AM (#1573962)
@satyan - absurred should be absurd, in the article. I can't help nitpicking spelling/grammar mistakes. Sadly, they seem to be so commonplace on the internet.
Re:You are not a developer if you.. by brazzy on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @06:50AM (#1574166)
Funny that someone would stress the importance of understanding "business needs" and in the same breath consider "We should write this piece in Java. I know Java pretty well." to be absolutely absurd.
Re:You are not a developer if you.. by satyan on Thursday August 05, 2010 @04:20AM (#1577514)
@brazzy yeah.. that stands out a bit. It just means that technology is chosen without understanding what it is for. There are so many choices available nowadays.. e.g. if one needs faster development/release cycle, you choose Rails, etc..

Thats the context. Thanks.