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My only problem with this quote is it equates "new" programmers with "bad" programmers. Yes if you still have these problems after 10 years of professional work
by seanalltogether 14y ago
My only problem with this quote is it equates "new" programmers with "bad" programmers. Yes if you still have these problems after 10 years of professional work, then you're a bad programmer, but if you show these symptoms after 6 months it just means you're still learning. There's got to be a better way of stating this.
- dsymonds 14y agoA new programmer is a bad programmer. There's no shame in that. In fact it's better for a new programmer to realise that; the worst programmers are those that don't even realise they are bad. A new programmer may still be learning, but that doesn't mean they aren't bad. It just means they are bad now, and hopefully won't be bad later.
- joedoe55555 14y agoAmen.
- bitcracker 14y agoEven an experienced programmer can still be a bad programmer. I realized that myself when I learned Ada. You cannot imagine how humbling an Ada compiler can be :-) This is possibly the reason why Ada is not popular at all. It exposes how bad you really are. Java, C#, and even C++ are much more tolerant and can easily give you the illusion of being a good programmer I am experienced in really many programming styles and languages. Ada and Lisp and their programming paradigms advanced my programming skills the most. Ada, because of its merciless requirement of discipline, and Lisp because it teached me to focus on data instead of code.