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Yes it's a problem; that's why I've started to use the "this isn't an art project" line, because some people really do seem to treat it as such.
by arp242 3y ago
Yes it's a problem; that's why I've started to use the "this isn't an art project" line, because some people really do seem to treat it as such.
- applied_heat 3y agoI do see writing software like writing a book. I write it with the future reader in mind. It needs to be meant to be read. I picture my colleagues or young engineers 20 years from now combing through my programs, learning the problem domain, learning the tradeoffs we made at the time and why it made sense.
- test1235 3y agowith that analogy, I'd say code is more like the annotations of the manuscript before the reader sees the final print of the book
- datadrivenangel 3y agoWhich means you need to throw out half of the initial version and rewrite it!
- applied_heat 2y agoAbsolutely! Prototypes are great