The proof is in the code. That is all.

Re:The proof is in the code. That is all. by AmberShah on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @01:38PM (#1595377)

And everyone who's ever said that skill isn't everything, you need people skills is missing the much more important point that without good coders, you have 0% of building good software. The friendly, super-competent coder is the golden ticket, but barring that, the asshole programmer is your second best shot.

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Re:The proof is in the code. That is all. by dagw on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @03:10PM (#1595697)

I disagree. A team of good but not great coders who work well together will probably produce better code in the long run than a team with a great asshole programmers who poisons the team.

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Re:The proof is in the code. That is all. by AmberShah on Thursday August 12, 2010 @12:34PM (#1598510)

We might just be quibbling over good vs great, but the number of professional programmers producing code out in the real world that can't write a simple fizzbuzz method is astounding.

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Re:The proof is in the code. That is all. by dmoney on Wednesday August 11, 2010 @07:23PM (#1596565)

There could be a business opportunity in interfacing between asshole genius programmers and normal people. I wouldn't want to be that person though.

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