On Sunday 12 Nov 2006 4:45 am, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote: > Other dimensions of being a bad programmer might > include producing no code at all, taking the time to produce good code > when bad code would be more appropriate, willingness to accept > impossible constraints, and willingness to commit to decisions without > enough information to know if they're good ones.
This is an interesting list. But could you give me an example of a situation in which someone could take "the time to produce good code when bad code would be more appropriate"? Considering the abstract meta-value of code - I wonder if coding itself should become a profession like medicine. I have a friend who was born into a family of doctors who used to tell me when we were medical students "Anyone is allowed be a doctor, but you need the degree in order to charge money" shiv
