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This is exactly how I work! >> did cause some missed deadlines early on, and getting all the abstractions correct still means basic functionality often doesn't
by biocomputation 10y ago
This is exactly how I work!
>> did cause some missed deadlines early on, and getting all the abstractions correct still means basic functionality often doesn't come together until the last minute.
Yes, yes, yes.
>> I think most managers would be horrified this approach
Yes, been there, done that too!
- Ericson2314 10y agoGlad to hear I'm not the only one!
- biocomputation 10y agoI was once actually accused of vandalism!
- gvb 10y agoClassic: -2000 Lines Of Code http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Negative_2000_Lines_Of_Code.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Negative_2000_Lin... "Bill Atkinson, the author of Quickdraw and the main user interface designer, who was by far the most important Lisa implementor, thought that lines of code was a silly measure of software productivity. He thought his goal was to write as small and fast a program as possible, and that the lines of code metric only encouraged writing sloppy, bloated, broken code."
- Ericson2314 10y agoAlways loved that story :)
- Ericson2314 10y agoWow! That's really ridiculous. People can be protective of the code they right, but to level that charge? Perposterous!