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> At this point I want to shout to everyone writing them "Stop trying to professionalize code to your gatekeeping standards already!". Are you saying that ther
by azangru 7y ago
> At this point I want to shout to everyone writing them "Stop trying to professionalize code to your gatekeeping standards already!".
Are you saying that there are no agreed upon characteristics of code (apart from being able to run) that together comprise the notion of code quality?
- Nasrudith 7y agoNo, more the kind of people who think there should be a "coding license", guilds, or similar. There may be a place for certifications individually but universality is folly. I meant professionalization in the sense of trying to erect barricades. As for code quality it is depends upon the domain, scale, and situation. Some things are objectively bad but even bad may be complex. Hard tested COBOL legacy code that was old when the current veterans started may be hard to comprehend, close to immutable but utterly reliable for instance.
- a1369209993 7y agoThat's not it. There are such characteristics (I suppose you could debate the "agreed upon" part) and professionalization is actively counterproductive to them.