Re:What =delete means
by Cthulhu_ on Monday October 18, 2021 @11:23AM
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I know some versions of it, like Feynman saying that if he can't explain it to a freshman, he doesn't understand it.
Likewise, if you write code that only you and someone smarter than you can understand, you don't understand it.
That does bring a risk though. If you write simple code (e.g. in Go) that does what it does without any trickery, a more inexperienced job interviewer may look at it and scoff because you're OBVIOUSLY not a very good developer if you stick to simple code.
But that's a good litmus test, if they're like that, run away. They don't write code to solve a problem, they write code to flex and impress themselves, or to provide them with job security, or CV boosts.
Likewise, if you write code that only you and someone smarter than you can understand, you don't understand it.
That does bring a risk though. If you write simple code (e.g. in Go) that does what it does without any trickery, a more inexperienced job interviewer may look at it and scoff because you're OBVIOUSLY not a very good developer if you stick to simple code.
But that's a good litmus test, if they're like that, run away. They don't write code to solve a problem, they write code to flex and impress themselves, or to provide them with job security, or CV boosts.