The cargo cult of good code

[Kent Sharkey]

Paul Boyd[^]:

The conventional wisdom that’s been handed down around software design is more about following a set of rules and best practices than reducing complexity.

One day, John Frum will fix all our code

Not a new article, but new to me.

[obermd]

He points out the difference between a novice programmer and an experienced programmer. The novice will follow the "rules" without thinking about whether or not they're applicable.

[jeron1]

Explain to me why I thought of Clutch Cargo[^] when I read the thread title. :confused: :laugh:

"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

[Greg Utas]

He also says, rephrasing a book about plain writing:

Quote:

Rewriting is the essence of programming.

So true, but many fail to do it once the code works. Rewriting will probably break something, and the thought of having to debug it again is oh so painful.

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