The Art of programming

fcarney

That happens sometimes too.

Chris Kawa

Don't worry guys. We can do anything. Absolutely anything. We are the experts.

fcarney

@Chris-Kawa said in The Art of programming:

We can do anything.

I have been in meetings like that. That is why I prefer technical meetings with only technical people.

Kent-Dorfman

Even though everyone is entitled to my opinion, I should probably stay out of this conversation.

mrjj

@Kent-Dorfman
we are just having fun so please feel free to share :)

aha_1980

"We just need to get this feature in now. Fast. We'll care about the architecture and the cleanup later. Promised."

That's how it goes for every feature.

Kent-Dorfman

Unfortunately the "art of programming" is being replaced with the "assembly line mentality" of programming. Can you say agile?

fcarney

@Kent-Dorfman I think I see what you mean. I was asked to add some features to some code. The architecture was very basic and inflexible. I rewrote the code and now it is some of the fastest in that industry. The customer was not sure what to think at first, then they realized their code was much more maintainable and higher performing. They were very satisfied with the code in the end. They wanted a cheap fix, they got a better design.

mzimmers

@fcarney I'm often tempted to borrow the motto of the late great Red Adair, "I can do it right; I can do it fast; I can do it cheap. Pick two."

Kent-Dorfman

@mzimmers I'm pretty sure a total denial of that motto is a hard requirement to be in any company business unit: manager, executive, operations director, marketer, etc.