Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptions (2014)

Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio... by lowercased on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:59PM (#27788427)

type one thing wrong and my code is still code, but the meaning changes, just like the meaning in the novel changes.

with many novels, the author may have intended X, but readers are often encouraged to bring their own views and interpretations to the work, and those may often be useful to others in understanding the work. that's not as true for most software I've worked on though.

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Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio... by jolmg on Friday July 09, 2021 @05:09PM (#27788551)

And when I mentioned writers, I was thinking of the work that's probably required to build the plot, even before writing it. I'm not a writer, but I would imagine it involves holding a world and timeline in their head and tweak it while making sure they're not introducing plot-holes. I imagine quite a bit of research is involved, too.

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Re:Programmers, teach non-geeks the true cost of interruptio... by code_duck on Saturday July 10, 2021 @07:53AM (#27792747)

This would be quite problematic with legal writing.

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