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"But these long hours and near-perfect grades really are just a way to compete." The only thing that the long hours are competing for is favor from managers wh
by Tamerlin 16y ago
"But these long hours and near-perfect grades really are just a way to compete."
The only thing that the long hours are competing for is favor from managers who don't have the faintest idea as to what a competent programmer does.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating due to context -- the best managers would get rid of the workaholics, and yet most managers reward them.
- arethuza 16y agoMy own pet theory is that bugs are far more likely to be created late at night than at any other time.
- Tamerlin 16y agoThere's probably enough bad code out there, and plenty of sweatshops, so the data's already there for the analyzing :) The catch is, who's going to do it? The ones who are creating the bugs are too busy creating the bugs, and the folks who just get their job done and go on with their lives probably don't care. :)