Re:Programming is not a craft
by dspeyer on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @02:12PM
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Does he really think this sort of invisibility just happens?
A road goes over a bridge so smoothly that drivers don't notice the bridge. The result of the bridge-builder refraining from decoration? Mostly the result of the bridge-builder very, very carefully lining things up. With a level of planning-time rarely seen in the software world.
Non-craftedness is just a style, one that only the most skilled craftspeople can achieve.
A road goes over a bridge so smoothly that drivers don't notice the bridge. The result of the bridge-builder refraining from decoration? Mostly the result of the bridge-builder very, very carefully lining things up. With a level of planning-time rarely seen in the software world.
Non-craftedness is just a style, one that only the most skilled craftspeople can achieve.