tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21332048.post5797986242507060509..comments2023-08-24T09:22:20.836-04:00Comments on Developing Upwards: The Problem with Coders' Technology Focus Calvin Spealmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161631946662126734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21332048.post-59632268871376562022014-10-21T04:51:32.403-04:002014-10-21T04:51:32.403-04:00What you're basically saying is that the end s...What you're basically saying is that the end should justify the means more often than we think.<br /><br />It's certainly true that coders prefer to focus on the code and sometimes lose track of what the purpose of the code actually is, but it's also this attention to "what's important for the code" that makes the end possible.<br /><br />The "it works, so lets leave it like this" argument is usually followed a few weeks later by "Hey, it stopped working, that's odd" or "I can't implement this new feature with the code we wrote a few weeks ago", and the code get's rewritten into what the coders originally wanted in the first place.<br /><br />As usual, it's a compromise; Don't waste time making the code more beautiful than it needs to be, but take your time to make it reliable and maintainable.vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398410329818832747noreply@blogger.com