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I think we would be far better off in analyzing codebases that are considered well done and then try to reverse engineer some good practices out of these. Uncl
by osigurdson 4y ago
I think we would be far better off in analyzing codebases that are considered well done and then try to reverse engineer some good practices out of these. Uncle Bob et all are just riffing on tiny sample projects that they work on in between speaking engagements. I’d trust the opinions of these types of people a lot more if they actually had achieved anything other than writing books and talking.
- lll-o-lll 4y agoYour words are harsh, but they are true. Our industry has been a train wreck of mediocre ideas capturing mindshare and spread with religious fervour. Money, damned filthy lucre, is of course the reason behind this. I don’t blame the players, but I do wish there was some way to inoculate the herd. Perhaps we need a proper religious tradition. Robes would at least make it fun.
- osigurdson 4y ago>> Our industry has been a train wreck of mediocre ideas capturing mindshare and spread with religious fervour This is a great comment. Quotable even.
- userbinator 4y agoSnake-oil salesmen have always existed in one form or another. OOP was pushed very strongly in the 90s, for example, and people promising to create massive increases in productivity by providing consulting services for "OOP-ifying" code probably made plenty of $$$ off that fad.