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"
Related:
- 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 becomes frenetic as everybody scrambles to finish all the things that need to be done in time for the deadline.... - 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 of DP managers everywhere?... - 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 I do something stupid, then I guess I'll just have to stop doing stupid things!... - Astronauts do it on re-entry.
- Programmers do it right the first time!
