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> I would rather hire someone who can write clean and simple code and teach them how to solve these problems than the reverse. Why? Teaching people to write re
by username90 7y ago
> I would rather hire someone who can write clean and simple code and teach them how to solve these problems than the reverse.
Why? Teaching people to write readable code happens automatically during code reviews, teaching people how to think is a lot harder.
- lawn 7y agoBecause producing simple and good code is much more important. It's quite condescending and narrow-minded to say that solving algorithmic problems is thinking, but writing clean and simple code isn't. Writing readable code is much more than just formatting code and using decent variable names. It's about simplifying your design just enough. Code reviews is not enough to teach someone this.