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Not to be too contrarian, but I'm a 45 year old developer whose (basically) only code that is currently in production is what I've made in the last year. Code
by superplussed 9y ago
Not to be too contrarian, but I'm a 45 year old developer whose (basically) only code that is currently in production is what I've made in the last year. Code is generally eventually thrown away, whether it's garbage or not.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoI suppose my thesis is hackathons don't promote end results with longevity, versus libraries and other foundational tools. I'm not against throwing code away. I'm just not sold that the results of hackathons provide value.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoI'm thinking that the 'hackathon' is an experience, not a production technique. It has value in the teamwork it creates, the enthusiasm it kindles and so on.
- hashkb 9y agoThat's false... OP gives an example in another comment here.
- toomuchtodo 9y agoOpinions are subjective.
- hashkb 9y agoCode is not generally thrown away. Look at all the code in your OS. It's not opinion unless you refuse to look at facts.
- eeZah7Ux 9y ago> Code is generally eventually thrown away Some code is doing useful work after 30 years, some after 10. Hipster stuff is called "ancient" after 1 year. Most hackathon stuff is dropped after 2 days.