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Re^3: logical non-short-circuit operatorsby BrowserUk (Patriarch) |
on Nov 03, 2011 at 15:08 UTC ( [id://935684]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Code has to be clear and obvious above all other things, such that anyone who might be reading the unfamiliar code (perhaps under conditions of pressure and great haste) can instantly and correctly understand it. Let' s posit a few equivalent scenarios.
Just because the world and his dog can pick up a copy of "Sams Teach Yourself HTML 4 in 24 Hours" and put together a web page with lurid fonts, pretty pictures, a hit counter and bunch of social site click buttons in a weekend, it doesn't mean that professional programmers should dumb down their code in the vain hope that: anyone who might be reading the unfamiliar code (perhaps under conditions of pressure and great haste) can instantly and correctly understand it." Programming is one of the most complex endeavours man undertakes. Doing it well requires knowledge of such a range of diverse and ever changing algorithms and disciplines; and it can be applied to a huge range of problems. The very expectation that even highly competent and experienced programmers coming from different disciplines or backgrounds should be able to instantly and correctly understand another's programs is ludicrous. It is like suggesting that an aroma therapist should be able to take over from a heart specialist or a brain surgeon at a moments notice. In no other professional discipline do its exponents make such claims. When will programmers stop devaluing the skill, expertise and learning required to perform their trade by making such puerile and facile claims? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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