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> If you're competent and you actually know what you're doing and how computers work There's your mistake - you assume that a) people care, and b) they are com
by npsimons 6y ago
> If you're competent and you actually know what you're doing and how computers work
There's your mistake - you assume that a) people care, and b) they are competent. Usually at least one is false.
- thomaslord 6y agoI'd argue that everyone should at least pursue competence.
- npsimons 6y agoAgreed. And competence includes not writing dirty code, but for reasons other than saving the environment. But this doesn't change the fact that for a vast majority of programmers, the work is nothing more than a means to a paycheck, therefore they will do the minimum required to get that paycheck, nevermind how much technical debt they are incurring their organization.