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Please learn how to code. Please read the old-timer's books (K&R, Pike, Unix classics and manuals, etc.). Please learn about writing useful comments, following
by geoka9 14y ago
Please learn how to code. Please read the old-timer's books (K&R, Pike, Unix classics and manuals, etc.). Please learn about writing useful comments, following the KISS principle, and avoiding fancy stuff just because it is fancy and happens to be a fad du jour.
That is, if you want to be a programmer loved by your peers and those who inherit your codebases.
- illicium 14y agoIf you want to be a software engineer that can produce a large, complex, and high-quality product, learn to code. If you're cranking out weekend-project websites (see author's examples) and $0.99 apps, you'll get by with a minimal knowledge of software development. There is a difference between hobby and professional programming, but both are equally important.