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Good algorithms developer, bad algorithms developer

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Re: Good algorithms developer, bad algorithms developer

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There's a concept in writing called "the Mary-Sue". It originated in fan fiction where someone wrote a Star Trek "episode" featuring a new character the precocious young Mary-Sue who was particularly flawless in every single way. The best at physics & engineering, the prettiest and most emotionally intelligent, probably awesome at kung fury or whatever...

The problem with this flawless character is she was both totally unrealistic to read about and boring.

That's how I feel about this piece.

"The good developer always meets their deadlines, the bad developer doesn't"

How trite!

The word algorithm is redundant & distracting in this piece at best, at worst it is misleading. What aspect of this article could actually help you improve you "algorithm development" as opposed to any old "development"?

Not terribly impressed with the article.