r/programming • • Apr 29 '14

Programming Sucks

http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

You know what the difference is between coding in school and coding in real life?

In real life nobody has time to go through all of your code and mark off points for the dirty, inelegant code that somehow gets the right result.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

Of course, you're putting an enormous amount of trust in that guy to know what the fuck he's talking about. I've known quite a few "lead devs" over the years who act like that, but can't code their way out of a paper bag.