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The conclusion that more experienced developers develop their own style is an important one. It shows that good programming is not about adopting convention.
by jcoffland 9y ago
The conclusion that more experienced developers develop their own style is an important one. It shows that good programming is not about adopting convention.
- slx26 9y agoWell, conventions are usually related to syntax. Then in some languages we talk about "idiomatic" solutions to certain problems. But style can definitely go beyond those two, and influence others like problem solving approaches, code structure, etc, which don't necessarily contradict conventions.
- bitwize 9y agoThere's a principle in art about "knowing the rules so you know when and how to break them". You can't pass off bad art as good with the excuse of "it's just my style, man". Well, maybe you can in the elite galleries, but not in the workaday world of commercial art (e.g., for advertisements, video games, comics, cartoons, etc.) You have to learn the fundamentals and work within those bounds, then once you "git gud", only then develop a personal style. I suspect the same is true of programming.