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Excellent point, it's definitely the context that matters. To me the article is arguing "code is not written in a vacuum" rather than literally "don't judge cod
by ritchiea 13y ago
Excellent point, it's definitely the context that matters. To me the article is arguing "code is not written in a vacuum" rather than literally "don't judge coders by their code."
This reminds me of the fundamental attribution error[1]. We tend to attribute the motivation behind our own behavior to context we are in, whereas we tend to attribute the behavior of others to internal characteristics.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error
- hanswesterbeek 13y agoNailed it.
- gress 13y agoHow can you judge coders by their code when you don't understand the context?
- ritchiea 13y agoI would make it part of the interview. Look at the code, think about it & ask the programmer about it. Reserve judgements until you have made an attempt to learn something about the context.