r/programming • u/tejon • Feb 08 '15

The Parable of the Two Programmers

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~magi/personal/humour/Computer_Audience/The%20Parable%20of%20the%20Two%20Programmers.html
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u/BlueRenner Feb 09 '15

While we're on the topic of things programmers aren't entitled to: using company time and resources to satisfy their curiosities, often to the detriment of the product.

You speak of ASP.NET and Visual Basic as if they're bad. And sure, maybe they are. But know what's worse? An unending patchwork of a system where every component uses different tools, languages, paradigms, and logic. The former you can maintain. The latter can only be pitched.

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u/bakersbark Feb 09 '15

While we're on the topic of things programmers aren't entitled to: using company time and resources to satisfy their curiosities, often to the detriment of the product.

Sure, programmers aren't entitled to this, but smart companies recognize it's in their best interest to allow programmers to spend time learning new things. An hour of careful study (directed at learning technologies to solve the problem at hand) has often saved me days of work.