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The funny thing is, writing good code takes no longer than writing crappy code. For anything non-trivial, writing good code takes less effort, less time, minimi
by vbtemp 11y ago
The funny thing is, writing good code takes no longer than writing crappy code. For anything non-trivial, writing good code takes less effort, less time, minimizes aggravation, and saves you so much more time to work on other things that are important.
People have always struck me as masochistic when it comes to this. I think people write crappy software because they've become so habituated into acting "busy" that writing crappy code is just the thing into tricking them into feeling like they're doing what they ought to do (instead of just doing it right the first time, and going at a relaxed pace)
- JSDave 11y agoLearning how to write good code takes much longer than just writing crappy code.
- dave_sullivan 11y agoYou've got to write a lot of crappy code before you can write good code, so it works out.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoThere is also a huge difference between knowing what you are going to write up front, and not having much of a clue. A lot code for research is in the latter rather than former bucket. There is no doing it right the first time because what is "right" is not clear yet.