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Many comments seem to suggest going with the tide, I'd like to disagree. Its likely that a smart coder became a smart coder because he hated bad code with a pa
by krisgenre 10y ago
Many comments seem to suggest going with the tide, I'd like to disagree.
Its likely that a smart coder became a smart coder because he hated bad code with a passion.
Imagine a code like this
if
...
else if
...
else if
...
else if
...
else if
...
else
...
// goes on for another 100 lines
in a JSP with html spewed in-between with improper formatting.
Should developer who uses a template engine and design patterns instead of following the above be kicked out?
- zimpenfish 10y ago> Should developer who uses a template engine and design patterns instead of following the above be kicked out? If it doesn't solve the problem they were brought into fix, yes. If it causes the project to miss an important deadline, yes. If it costs more to implement than it saves in the long term, yes. It's not a simple black and white question.