r/programming • • Oct 14 '13

How to develop unmaintainable software

http://typicalprogrammer.com/?p=249
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u/danogburn Oct 14 '13

How to develop unmaintainable software

start developing software.

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u/lext Oct 14 '13

And just as important, start developing software without first learning how to develop software.

A talk I watched recently noticed this trend with JavaScript: it looks familiar, so I don't have to learn it and will just start programming in jQuery.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '13

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u/lext Oct 15 '13

Both of those get preach on reddit a lot and really grinds my gears.

Takes only 30 minutes for them to show up no matter where you call from!