Some of you are missing the point here.
First, if you are not prepared to sign your work, then my assertion is
that you are not proud of it. Ergo, you have written crap and you have
not done the best job you could. And I have come across many such
programmers (some are part of this user group). In contrast, I am proud
of everything I have ever done, because it was the best effort and
quality I could put in at that time.
Second, how do you prove you did some work, when the owner removes all
reference to your name from the source. The name did not use to flash
on the screen, it was just in the source. When the beggar kept removing
even that, I put the Easter egg in. The point of it, If I went for a
job interview, I could prove it was my work. You cant do that with a
listing. Anyone can type something up. And yes, I have come across
many such people who have invented a listing the night before the
interview, some inhabit this user group.
The flip side is I never remove a contributors name from the code I have
obtained, bought or inherited.
So, Edward, you are saying that you have never put your name on any of
your work.... why is that ?
Edward Huang wrote:
I have been a contractor myself, and also currently have contractors
worked for me. I wouldn't think a contractor should put in any
reference to himself/herself in the code, and I would be very annoyed
if a contractor keep doing it.
What's the point to have name all over the code? What if the code has
been changed/fixed by other developers many times afterwards? As said,
source code control should sort out who did what, instead of you spend
time on write your name everywhere. Besides if you are a contractor,
usually you cannot claim the IP of the source code anyway.
Also, if you spend time on write "Easter eggs" as you said, I would be
seriously thinking that you didn't spend time doing the contracting
job, thus you should charge less contracting hours.
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of *tracey
*Sent:* Thursday, 4 May 2006 12:40 p.m.
*To:* 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
*Subject:* RE: [DUG] In case you're interested (or buy stuff)
>What do you do when you are contracting and you want to prove you did
the work, but the idiotic contractee keeps removing all reference
to you
from the code ? One memorable instance of this was when I wrote
a CPM
clone optimised for Z80 for Sord Computers and they kept removing my
name from the code. Eventually I had to invent an error message and
code that looked legit. But if three specific keys were pressed
simultaneously, it popped up a message saying that I wrote it.
*Um, have never contracted but... why is it so important to have
your name in the code? For future employment reference? Surely the
actual contract that sets out your work, + actual code, is enough
for proof of work? (pardon my ignorance here)
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