On 01/11/2022 01.56, Stefan Ram wrote:
dn <pythonl...@danceswithmice.info> writes:
On 31/10/2022 11.44, Chris Angelico wrote:
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I'm curious to what extent sloppy English correlates with sloppy code.
...
When it comes to CVs/resumés (see what I did there?), I must admit that
the most egregious of errors in spelling or grammar do ensure that an
applicant's 'work' is quickly routed to "file 13" (an American-English
term, many other English-speakers will not have heard previously).
This discussion reminds me of something Eric Raymond said:
|While sloppy writing does not invariably mean sloppy thinking,
|we've generally found the correlation to be strong -- and we
|have no use for sloppy thinkers. If you can't yet write
|competently, learn to.
Eric Raymond
. Other relevant quotations are:
|Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good
|mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a
|competent programmer.
Edsgar Dijkstra
|I've found that some of the best [Software ]developers
|of all are English majors. They'll often graduate with
|no programming experience at all, and certainly without
|a clue about the difference between DRAM and EPROM.
|
|But they can write. That's the art of conveying
|information concisely and clearly. Software development
|and writing are both the art of knowing what you're going
|to do, and then lucidly expressing your ideas.
|
Jack Ganssle
|The narrative measures of conjunction use, event
|content, perspective shift, and mental state reference
|were significantly predictive of later Math scores.
"Evidence of a Relation between Early Narrative and ..." (2004)
- DK O’Neill
|I have never, ever, ever seen a great software developer
|who does not have amazing attention to detail.
(2006-08-20) - Rob Walling
+1 Thanks for these!
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=dn
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