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My observation is, the younger generation is being treated to believe that spaghetti code is all it takes to make something work, and this means the true art of
by aligajani 12y ago
My observation is, the younger generation is being treated to believe that spaghetti code is all it takes to make something work, and this means the true art of software development such as design patterns, architecture etc. might be forgotten. A reason I personally don't attend hackathons is because they push me towards 'writing a lot of crap' code. I am wondering if other people have had the same thoughts about hackathons and the hackathon movement in all.
- coralreef 12y agoAgain, I think you miss the point of a hackathon. Hackathons are suppose to be for fun. Rarely do you see anything professionally ship from a hackathon, but occasionally a few good ideas actually get started at hackathons. If you're personally offended by bad code, that's fine, but hackathons are not shops on professional software development practices.
- sarciszewski 12y agoExactly. A hackathon is for prototyping and MAYBE going "hey look, you should hire us if you want our idea so we can do it the right way".
- jtfairbank 12y agoMy peers and I recognize that Hackathon code is poor. If we want to continue working on the project afterwards, we take the time to refactor it. We enjoy meeting other people at Hack-a-thons, to learn from and/or mentor them, and testing out an idea.