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I think that one of the reasons we see so much bad code, is that customers have a very hard time evaluating the quality of the code, and therefore both problems

I think that one of the reasons we see so much bad code, is that customers have a very hard time evaluating the quality of the code, and therefore both problems could be solved by learning more people how to write code. I feel that I can write as bad code as I want to, and still get away with it (not that I do it), since nobody realizes it is bad until another programmer works on it which might be years later, or even never. If bad programmers were identified easier, they would be forced to go out of business or start to make better programs! And with more people that can actually code, people wouldn't be forced to choose the bad programmers.

doctorwho 13y ago
Lawyers have to pass a bar exam. Doctors have to get through medical school and supervised internships. Real engineers have to go to an accredited school. Truck drivers have to pass a test and prove they can drive a damned truck before they get the job. People aren't forced to choose bad programmers, they don't know bad programmers from good ones or even barely competent ones. What do you have to do to get hired as a coder? Put a few buzzwords on your resume, spout them back in an interview to someone who has no idea what they mean and frantically google whatever you don't know on the job. This is why everyone wants you to take a whiteboard test before they'll hire you now. It's all the due diligence they can afford. Sadly, a simple FizzBuzz test would disqualify most "coders". http://blog.codinghorror.com/why-cant-programmers-program/ http://blog.codinghorror.com/why-cant-programmers-program/