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Code is run more than read

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Re: Code is run more than read

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Post by collyw »

_nalply wrote: post #11

Because we as programmers need to know how to progam: learning trumps all. Thus: learning > biz > user > ops > maintainer > author There was that bit dev > * meaning resume-driven development, but in reality it is learning > * And that's the conflict programmers experience in corporate structures, for example the hassle programmers experience when they interview for a position. Employers know it too but they try to s…

learning trumps all until it leads to resume driven development, and a crud app need to be using all the shiniest new technologies that no on is actually an expert in.

Re: Code is run more than read

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Post by collyw »

CobrastanJorji wrote: post #29
ahoka wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My gripe with most programmers that they keep re-learning the same narrow set of skills while ignore the rest that actually makes someone a efficient expert.

It's surprisingly easy to have one year of experience despite working for ten years.

That one year is clearly more important than the other nine.

Re: Code is run more than read

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Post by mike_hock »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #108
xigoi wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The infinite sum of powers of 2 indeed diverges in the real numbers. However, in the 2-adic numbers, it does actually equal -1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_number

Eh, P-adic numbers basically write the digits backwards, so "-1" has very little relation to a normal -1.

Any ring automatically gains all integers as meaningful symbols because there is exactly one ring homomorphism from Z to the ring.

Re: Code is run more than read

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Post by astrobe_ »

BoppreH wrote: post #168
gnuvince wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been calling the thinking of the parent "trickle-down devonomics": that by making the code better for the user, the benefits will trickle down to the users. Obviously, as the name suggests, that never happens. Devs get the quality of life and users end up paying for our disregard.

Loved the analogy. Also tracks with the fact that devs hold all the power in the user x dev relationship. > that by making the code better for the user, Did you mean the dev ?

Users can "vote with their feet (or wallet)"... Sometimes.

Re: Code is run more than read

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Post by a_c »

I think the message is very profound. It is one of the message like "eat your veg, exercise, sleep well, love your family". On surface one would respond "yeah who doesn't get that". Who doesn't know software is as good as getting used? Oh wait, but no, what about knowledge, wealth, career, fame, status, entertainment and so many more. What about architecture, maintainability, scalability, trendiness, developer experience, team management, OKR, career prospect, and others?

A punch is a punch. Software is about getting used. (I swapped user with used, IME user can mean different things to different people)

Re: Code is run more than read

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Post by bogrollben »

Nice article.

I'd like to point out that a mature/legacy codebase contains every example listed under the "smell" section of the article, sometimes even within the same file. This creates a great deal of complexity to unwind beyond the mere coding of it all.

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