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You make a fair point and I guess everything is relative. My post was not meant to trash the code, but rather to point out that this code shows us that the prim
by a1a 13y ago
You make a fair point and I guess everything is relative. My post was not meant to trash the code, but rather to point out that this code shows us that the primary objective shouldn't necessarily be writing the perfect code.
- TelmoMenezes 13y agoOops sorry. Ok, we agree!
- 7Figures2Commas 13y ago> My post was not meant to trash the code, but rather to point out that this code shows us that the primary objective shouldn't necessarily be writing the perfect code. That's a dangerous argument. I mean, if startups stopped pursuing the most elegant code, they wouldn't need, nor would they be able to hire, the "best" developers. And then what? 1. Lots of startups would be able to get off the ground and grow with less cash because they wouldn't have to pay six figures to every developer on staff. 2. It would be a lot easier to find acceptable candidates (no more "you have five minutes to implement sort on a whiteboard...to prove that you can build a web form" challenges during interviews). 3. There would be a lot less premature optimization and use of the framework or NoSQL database du jour. 4. Egos would be hurt as engineers with the most impressive educational backgrounds and deepest technical expertise would be forced to come to grips with the fact that, while they are valuable and have a big role to play at some companies, people with less formal training and knowledge can build working, commercially-viable CRUD applications. This would be the end of the Silicon Valley startup world as it exists today, I tell you!
- pault 13y agoI was halfway through my rebuttal of your comment before I realized it was satire. Well done. :)