+1 Remember, Bill isn't really a programmer, no matter what name he uses. He was a sysprog at best.
On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 4:21 PM Jared Hunter <jhun...@rocketsoftware.com> wrote: > Dave Beagle wrote: > > Code reviews are dumb and not needed by good programmers > > Counterpoint: Code reviews are -most- essential when the authors are > experts. > > Why is that? Because experts are most able to churn out code that > functions correctly for today’s requirements, but that some less-expert > future maintainer will have a difficult time modifying to suit a new > requirement without introducing a bug. > > “Standards” may feel stifling and inefficient to someone who wants to > output “working” code as quickly as possible, and especially one with a > deep desire to display their cleverness. [Dear reader, does that sound like > anyone you know?] > > In general, code written for the set of list-relevant platforms should be > reviewed with the expectation that it will be maintained for decades longer > than the original author is employed, and eventually by a generalist with > significantly less overall depth of compiler-specific or arcane platform > knowledge. It’s an extremely hard balance to strike, to be sure, but it’s > never too early or too late to start trying. > > Jared Hunter > Rocket Software > > ================================ > Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ¦ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA > 02451 ¦ Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 > Contact Customer Support: > https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport > Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - > http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences > Privacy Policy - > http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy > ================================ > > This communication and any attachments may contain confidential > information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this > communication. Thank you. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
