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> Expressiveness is a really hard skill that take years to master It is worse than that. Being good at expressive, self-documenting code correlates with strong
by _jal 3y ago
> Expressiveness is a really hard skill that take years to master
It is worse than that. Being good at expressive, self-documenting code correlates with strong communication skills and empathy. So programmers who get good at it tend to increase the risk of managerial borgification.
- adamisom 3y agoDo you mean they’re more likely to become managers and thus no longer write great code, or something else?
- frollo 3y agoIn general, they tend to get snapped up by other corporate roles, either officially (which at least grants them the pay benefits associated with the role) or unofficially. I know a lot of great coders who ended up doing anything but code because they were the technical people with communication skills.
- wheelerof4te 3y agoA waste of good, talented coders. Code written by a junior new hire can't even hold a candle to code written by a true master.