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Joel Spolsky has a very nice writeup about the subject, "Things You Should Never Do, part 1": http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html http://
by Ace17 10y ago
Joel Spolsky has a very nice writeup about the subject, "Things You Should Never Do, part 1":
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000069.html
- 35bge57dtjku 10y agoFrom the guy who had a new language invented instead of re-writing something...
- hinkley 10y agoI think Joel's articles were probably best when they convinced you of something you knew but hadn't articulated yet. If you aren't there yet I don't know that he always delivers. And if he's selling an idea you've already abandoned, he can leave you flat for sure. His strength is in introductions, not reconciliations,
- tonyedgecombe 10y agoBinary advice is rarely useful, you should never rewrite, you should have 100% test coverage, you should only hire graduates and on and on.