We're programmers. Programmers are, in their hearts, architects, and the
first thing they want to do when they get to a site is to bulldoze the place
flat and build something grand. We're not excited by incremental renovation:
tinkering, improving, planting flower beds.
Joel Spolsky
"Things you Should Never Do, Part I"
first thing they want to do when they get to a site is to bulldoze the place
flat and build something grand. We're not excited by incremental renovation:
tinkering, improving, planting flower beds.
Joel Spolsky
"Things you Should Never Do, Part I"
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- There's a subtle reason that programmers always want to throw away the code
and start over.
The reason is that they think the old code is a mess... - Afterlyfe.sys not found!
Do you want to re-incarnate... - A common misconception, I assume popularized by Hollywood,
is that as you get closer to shipping software, activity... - Why are programmers criticized for re-inventing the wheel,
when car manufacturers are praised for it... - Programmers do it depth
first... - DO YOU HAVE A RESTLESS URGE TO PROGRAM? ***
Do you want the instant respect that comes from being able to use technical
terms that nobody understands?
Do you want to strike fear and loathing into the hearts... - Marge: I can't believe you bought that plow. We can't afford it!
Homer: If you're going to get mad at me every time... - Astronauts do it on re
entry... - Programmers do it right the
first time...
