On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 12:25, Brian Baquiran wrote: > Jared Odulio wrote: > > > > > there is no such thing as "professional" in open source, sa M$ lang > > meron yan aside from that meron din silang "enterprise" pili ka na lang. > > From an old article by Philip Greenspun: > 1. a professional programmer picks a worthwhile problem to attack; we are > engineers, not scientists, and therefore should attempt solutions that will > solve real user problems > 2. a professional programmer has a dedication to the end-user experience; most > computer applications built these days are Web applications built by small teams > and hence it is now possible for an individual programmer to ensure that end > users aren't confused or frustrated (in the case of a programmer working on a > tool for other programmers, the goal is defined to be "dedication to ease of use > by the recipient programmer") > 3. a professional programmer does high quality work; we preserve the dedication > to good system design, maintainability, and documentation, that constituted > pride of craftsmanship > 4. a professional programmer innovates; information systems are not good enough, > the users are entitled to better, and it is our job to build better systems > 5. a professional programmer teaches by example; open-source is the one true > path for a professional software engineer > 6. a professional programmer teaches by documentation; writing is hard but the > best software documentation has always been written by programmers who were > willing to make an extra effort > 7. a professional programmer teaches face-to-face; we've not found a substitute > for face-to-face interaction so a software engineering professional should teach > fellow workers via code review, teach short overview lectures to large > audiences, and help teach multi-week courses > > Brian
ay sows, you guys are so freaking serious, can't you read the line? can you tell if it's joke or not? Perhaps Philip Greenspun never really coded in a team environment where developer are scattered across continents. What i can say is programming is not a profession, it is an art form that fights back! > > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
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