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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by 4ndrewl on Monday February 17, 2025 @11:51AM (#43080853)
The best code is the code that doesn't exist.
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by antisthenes on Monday February 17, 2025 @12:10PM (#43081095)
Certainly the most secure code. Not sure about best.
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by ticklemyelmo on Monday February 17, 2025 @12:16PM (#43081166)
Better on every axis: security, performance, resource consumption, reliability, verification, documentation...
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by greenchair on Monday February 17, 2025 @12:49PM (#43081504)
exactly..which is also why lines of code written is one of if not the worst possible metric of productivity. easy to game too.
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by escapecharacter on Monday February 17, 2025 @01:17PM (#43081776)
I marked my transition to senior engineer when my net lines of code flipped to negative.

Not that I game that obviously, it just occurred naturally for a ~4 month period

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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by bell-cot on Monday February 17, 2025 @12:49PM (#43081510)
> Better on every axis...

How 'bout job security?

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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by rzzzt on Monday February 17, 2025 @02:04PM (#43082229)
Anyone can write no code.
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Re:You're not a senior engineer until you've worked on a leg... by MonkeyClub on Monday February 17, 2025 @06:47PM (#43084374)
But it takes a master to not write the write piece.
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