Re:Thoughts on being a programmer
by flatline3 on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @02:58AM
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I also build code rather large new products, too.
People that build with no regard for future maintainers are building code incorrectly.
It makes me happy when I hand off a code base and the receiving maintainer actually tells me that they appreciate how clear and understandable it is. That's a level of care I wish I always inherited.
Maintainers versus builders aren't different people -- that's just what intellectually lazy programmers tell themselves when they're making another mess for someone else to clean up.
People that build with no regard for future maintainers are building code incorrectly.
It makes me happy when I hand off a code base and the receiving maintainer actually tells me that they appreciate how clear and understandable it is. That's a level of care I wish I always inherited.
Maintainers versus builders aren't different people -- that's just what intellectually lazy programmers tell themselves when they're making another mess for someone else to clean up.