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Do you find it beneficial to pursue a long term productivity, to write much less code, more reliable and more performant code, that requires much less maintenan
by zzzcpan 10y ago
Do you find it beneficial to pursue a long term productivity, to write much less code, more reliable and more performant code, that requires much less maintenance, etc.? I feel like you don't. Obviously motivation to do that cannot come from a career perspective, as nothing like that is going to make work easier for you, but maybe there is something else? Just trying to understand.
- monodeldiablo 10y agoI hope I didn't give that impression. I find that simpler code is inherently more reliable, more performant, and easier to maintain. I don't try to look too far down the road, because I've been on enough projects to know that they never turn out how anybody thought they would. So I just focus on writing simple code. And simple code is most easily written by sitting down with the client and really understanding their need, paring it down to the absolute minimum viable solution. As for "career" considerations... well, I haven't had a very traditional career, so I don't put much stock in that. I just spend much less time writing "features" these days, and I've found it's been beneficial to my productivity, client satisfaction, and personal happiness. Apologies if I came across as disgruntled.