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I think the number one reason developers quit is to outrun their mistakes. Lots of companies have stories about a few 'genius' developers who wrote the core of
by gerbilly 9y ago
I think the number one reason developers quit is to outrun their mistakes.
Lots of companies have stories about a few 'genius' developers who wrote the core of a system, and then left.
That's because it's more fun to develop something from scratch, than to deal with the maintenance of that system later on.
Rather than stick around and attend bug tracking meetings that go on forever, many of us quit to move on to the next cool project.
- ihsw2 9y agoI have a hard time taking this reasoning seriously because the most likely rationale behind quick/dirty solutions is that there was a business need (ie: meeting deadline/high quality/low cost, pick two). Well-designed systems may eventually grow into something monstrously unpleasant, not because it's "fun" to shit all over the pristine design specs but because it's most pragmatic.