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> ...scientists and engineers; not computer scientists and software engineers, but the real ones. That's a good one. And well-deserved.
by tempodox 8y ago
> ...scientists and engineers; not computer scientists and software engineers, but the real ones.
That's a good one. And well-deserved.
- zhoge 8y agoAgreed, though a bit provocative. ;) I worked with some numerical analyst/software people before. Although their C++ code looks modern and fancy, the effort to install all the dependencies and finally utilize those is not worthy of the trouble. Eventually, it's all about solving the problem efficiently, not the appearance.
- waylandsmithers 8y agoI make this joke myself all the time and yet it does sting to see someone else write it. I do generally agree with the point though, and sometimes I feel that I and people I work with become hung up on things like code elegance and testability rather than actually addressing the task at hand.
- santoshalper 8y agoIn the vast majority of scenarios, code maintainability and ability to be tested are the task at hand.